How does Brookside Elementary compare to other elementary schools in San Anselmo?

Brookside Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 65.8/100, placing it at the 90th percentile statewide. 46% of students exceed standard, with a total of 564 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Brookside Elementary?

45.6% of students at Brookside Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 71.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Brookside Elementary improving or declining?

Brookside Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 0.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Brookside Elementary?

5.7% of students at Brookside Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Brookside Elementary

Ross Valley Elementary San Anselmo Marin County 94960

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

564 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

293 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

10%

Teachers

14 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 13.3%

White 75.8%

Asian 1.0%

Black 0.7%

Other 9.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Brookside Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	45.6%
Met Standard	26.3%
Below Standard	28.1%

Exceeded

45.6%

Met

26.3%

Below

28.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "72% proficient" for Brookside Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

45.6% of students exceeded standard while 26.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 24.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.4 points below the Ross Valley Elementary district average of 51.0%. The 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 49.3% exceeded — 3.6 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 0.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 5.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.