Caroline Wenzel Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.0% |
| Met Standard | 8.2% |
| Below Standard | 84.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "15% proficient" for Caroline Wenzel Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.0% of students exceeded standard while 8.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.7 points below the Sacramento City Unified district average of 15.6%. The 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.7% exceeded — 8.7 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 15.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 32.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 21 | 0.0% | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| 4th | 28 | 17.9% | 7.1% | 25.0% |
| 5th | 22 | 18.2% | 9.1% | 27.3% |
| 6th | 29 | 0.0% | 20.7% | 20.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 22 | 0.0% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| 4th | 28 | 7.1% | 7.1% | 14.3% |
| 5th | 22 | 9.1% | 4.5% | 13.6% |
| 6th | 29 | 3.5% | 6.9% | 10.3% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.6