Brewer Island Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 47.5% |
| Met Standard | 25.2% |
| Below Standard | 27.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "73% proficient" for Brewer Island Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
47.5% of students exceeded standard while 25.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 26.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 17.0 points above the San Mateo-Foster City district average of 30.5%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 47.1% 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.
Students here improve by 9.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 44 | 29.6% | 29.6% | 59.1% |
| 4th | 56 | 57.1% | 17.9% | 75.0% |
| 5th | 51 | 49.0% | 27.4% | 76.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 44 | 40.9% | 31.8% | 72.7% |
| 4th | 59 | 55.9% | 22.0% | 78.0% |
| 5th | 51 | 51.0% | 23.5% | 74.5% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 65.4