Bayside STEAM Academy
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.7% |
| Met Standard | 18.9% |
| Below Standard | 70.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Bayside STEAM Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.7% of students exceeded standard while 18.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the South Bay Union district average of 10.3%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 11.6% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 0.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 31.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 7.7% | 28.9% | 36.5% |
| 4th | 54 | 20.4% | 9.3% | 29.6% |
| 5th | 28 | 17.9% | 25.0% | 42.9% |
| 6th | 53 | 7.5% | 24.5% | 32.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 11.3% | 20.8% | 32.1% |
| 4th | 55 | 9.1% | 23.6% | 32.7% |
| 5th | 29 | 10.3% | 13.8% | 24.1% |
| 6th | 54 | 1.9% | 5.6% | 7.4% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.3