Cabrillo Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 24.4% |
| Met Standard | 29.0% |
| Below Standard | 46.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "53% proficient" for Cabrillo Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
24.4% of students exceeded standard while 29.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Pacifica district average of 23.5%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 28.9% exceeded — 4.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 0.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 60 | 25.0% | 40.0% | 65.0% |
| 4th | 60 | 23.3% | 15.0% | 38.3% |
| 5th | 74 | 23.0% | 36.5% | 59.5% |
| 6th | 45 | 26.7% | 31.1% | 57.8% |
| 7th | 59 | 30.5% | 22.0% | 52.5% |
| 8th | 49 | 18.4% | 42.9% | 61.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 60 | 15.0% | 35.0% | 50.0% |
| 4th | 60 | 26.7% | 30.0% | 56.7% |
| 5th | 74 | 27.0% | 27.0% | 54.0% |
| 6th | 45 | 15.6% | 28.9% | 44.4% |
| 7th | 59 | 25.4% | 27.1% | 52.5% |
| 8th | 49 | 36.7% | 12.2% | 49.0% |
Nearby schools
2 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 55.3