Castlemont Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.2% |
| Met Standard | 13.5% |
| Below Standard | 70.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Castlemont Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.2% of students exceeded standard while 13.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.4 points below the Campbell Union district average of 28.6%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 30.9% exceeded — 14.7 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 9.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 19.4% | 22.2% | 41.7% |
| 4th | 66 | 18.2% | 12.1% | 30.3% |
| 5th | 72 | 18.1% | 9.7% | 27.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 13.9% | 15.3% | 29.2% |
| 4th | 70 | 17.1% | 7.1% | 24.3% |
| 5th | 76 | 10.5% | 14.5% | 25.0% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.8