Ben Painter Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 15.2% |
| Met Standard | 22.2% |
| Below Standard | 62.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "37% proficient" for Ben Painter Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
15.2% of students exceeded standard while 22.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.0 points above the Alum Rock Union Elementary district average of 9.2%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 18.8% exceeded — 3.6 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 15.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 13.5% | 21.1% | 34.6% |
| 4th | 50 | 18.0% | 22.0% | 40.0% |
| 5th | 43 | 11.6% | 11.6% | 23.3% |
| 7th | 0 | — | — | — |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 54 | 11.1% | 37.0% | 48.1% |
| 4th | 51 | 21.6% | 27.4% | 49.0% |
| 5th | 45 | 15.6% | 13.3% | 28.9% |
| 7th | 0 | — | — | — |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.2