Boronda Meadows
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.4% |
| Met Standard | 14.1% |
| Below Standard | 80.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "20% proficient" for Boronda Meadows and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.4% of students exceeded standard while 14.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.6 points below the Salinas City Elementary district average of 8.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 7.0% 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 3.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
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 | 97 | 6.2% | 11.3% | 17.5% |
| 4th | 94 | 2.1% | 9.6% | 11.7% |
| 5th | 89 | 5.6% | 18.0% | 23.6% |
| 6th | 103 | 5.8% | 23.3% | 29.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 9.4% | 15.6% | 25.0% |
| 4th | 93 | 2.1% | 8.6% | 10.8% |
| 5th | 89 | 3.4% | 9.0% | 12.4% |
| 6th | 103 | 8.7% | 17.5% | 26.2% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.6