Beresford Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.9% |
| Met Standard | 22.5% |
| Below Standard | 60.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Beresford Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.9% of students exceeded standard while 22.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.5 points below the San Mateo-Foster City district average of 30.5%. The 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 36.5% exceeded — 19.6 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 0.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 34 | 14.7% | 14.7% | 29.4% |
| 4th | 38 | 31.6% | 13.2% | 44.7% |
| 5th | 32 | 9.4% | 21.9% | 31.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 34 | 14.7% | 20.6% | 35.3% |
| 4th | 38 | 21.1% | 39.5% | 60.5% |
| 5th | 32 | 9.4% | 25.0% | 34.4% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 57.1