Birney Tech Academy
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 18.9% |
| Met Standard | 20.9% |
| Below Standard | 60.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "40% proficient" for Birney Tech Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
18.9% of students exceeded standard while 20.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.2 points above the El Rancho Unified district average of 14.7%. The 26 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 21.0% exceeded — 2.1 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 7.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 19.2% | 19.2% | 38.5% |
| 4th | 49 | 18.4% | 24.5% | 42.9% |
| 5th | 52 | 26.9% | 25.0% | 51.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 11.5% | 19.2% | 30.8% |
| 4th | 50 | 18.0% | 24.0% | 42.0% |
| 5th | 52 | 19.2% | 13.5% | 32.7% |
Nearby schools
26 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.4