Carl H. Sundahl Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 41.4% |
| Met Standard | 30.3% |
| Below Standard | 28.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "72% proficient" for Carl H. Sundahl Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
41.4% of students exceeded standard while 30.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 20.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.7 points above the Folsom-Cordova Unified district average of 28.8%. Compared to the 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 14.0 points higher (vs 27.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 6.4 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 | 72 | 45.8% | 22.2% | 68.1% |
| 4th | 69 | 52.2% | 21.7% | 73.9% |
| 5th | 84 | 41.7% | 28.6% | 70.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 41.7% | 34.7% | 76.4% |
| 4th | 69 | 37.7% | 43.5% | 81.2% |
| 5th | 83 | 30.1% | 31.3% | 61.5% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 49.6