Baywood Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 37.0% |
| Met Standard | 22.2% |
| Below Standard | 40.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "59% proficient" for Baywood Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
37.0% of students exceeded standard while 22.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.5 points above the San Mateo-Foster City district average of 30.5%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 35.4% 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 0.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 31.8% | 20.0% | 51.8% |
| 4th | 78 | 39.7% | 24.4% | 64.1% |
| 5th | 80 | 31.3% | 28.8% | 60.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 87 | 36.8% | 25.3% | 62.1% |
| 4th | 80 | 42.5% | 21.3% | 63.8% |
| 5th | 80 | 40.0% | 13.8% | 53.8% |
Nearby schools
19 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 57.2