California Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 3.1% |
| Met Standard | 11.7% |
| Below Standard | 85.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "15% proficient" for California Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
3.1% of students exceeded standard while 11.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.9 points below the Riverbank Unified district average of 9.1%. The 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.3% exceeded — 11.2 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 5.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 4.7% | 7.1% | 11.8% |
| 4th | 89 | 4.5% | 5.6% | 10.1% |
| 5th | 78 | 2.6% | 20.5% | 23.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 4.7% | 11.8% | 16.5% |
| 4th | 89 | 1.1% | 11.2% | 12.4% |
| 5th | 78 | 1.3% | 14.1% | 15.4% |
Nearby schools
3 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.6