Berkshire Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.2% |
| Met Standard | 16.5% |
| Below Standard | 74.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "26% proficient" for Berkshire Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.2% of students exceeded standard while 16.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.2 points below the Panama-Buena Vista Union district average of 17.5%. The 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.9% exceeded — 5.7 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 16.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 19.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 118 | 18.6% | 17.8% | 36.4% |
| 4th | 123 | 8.9% | 13.0% | 21.9% |
| 5th | 142 | 12.0% | 17.6% | 29.6% |
| 6th | 142 | 10.6% | 29.6% | 40.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 118 | 13.6% | 22.0% | 35.6% |
| 4th | 124 | 3.2% | 10.5% | 13.7% |
| 5th | 139 | 1.4% | 7.2% | 8.6% |
| 6th | 142 | 5.6% | 14.1% | 19.7% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.8