Bay View Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 26.9% |
| Met Standard | 23.7% |
| Below Standard | 49.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for Bay View Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
26.9% of students exceeded standard while 23.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.5 points below the Santa Cruz City Elementary district average of 29.4%. The 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 29.1% exceeded — 2.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 13.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 29.9% | 26.9% | 56.7% |
| 4th | 60 | 36.7% | 13.3% | 50.0% |
| 5th | 54 | 24.1% | 35.2% | 59.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 27.5% | 29.0% | 56.5% |
| 4th | 61 | 27.9% | 24.6% | 52.5% |
| 5th | 54 | 14.8% | 13.0% | 27.8% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 55.1