Captain Jason M. Dahl Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.6% |
| Met Standard | 15.4% |
| Below Standard | 78.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Captain Jason M. Dahl Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.6% of students exceeded standard while 15.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.7 points below the Franklin-McKinley Elementary district average of 13.3%. The 23 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 12.2% exceeded — 5.6 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 6.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 26.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 50 | 6.0% | 14.0% | 20.0% |
| 4th | 43 | 16.3% | 9.3% | 25.6% |
| 5th | 55 | 3.6% | 29.1% | 32.7% |
| 6th | 61 | 4.9% | 26.2% | 31.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 5.7% | 9.4% | 15.1% |
| 4th | 43 | 7.0% | 13.9% | 20.9% |
| 5th | 57 | 3.5% | 12.3% | 15.8% |
| 6th | 61 | 6.6% | 8.2% | 14.8% |
Nearby schools
23 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.6