Bowling Green Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.4% |
| Met Standard | 18.9% |
| Below Standard | 71.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Bowling Green Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.4% of students exceeded standard while 18.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.2 points below the Sacramento City Unified district average of 15.6%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 8.5% 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 12.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 115 | 14.8% | 17.4% | 32.2% |
| 4th | 91 | 11.0% | 15.4% | 26.4% |
| 5th | 100 | 9.0% | 19.0% | 28.0% |
| 6th | 102 | 5.9% | 21.6% | 27.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 115 | 11.3% | 25.2% | 36.5% |
| 4th | 92 | 9.8% | 28.3% | 38.0% |
| 5th | 101 | 5.0% | 9.9% | 14.8% |
| 6th | 104 | 8.7% | 14.4% | 23.1% |
Nearby schools
27 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 31.1