Central Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.7% |
| Met Standard | 14.8% |
| Below Standard | 77.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Central Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.7% of students exceeded standard while 14.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.1 points below the Tracy Joint Unified district average of 11.8%. The 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 12.9% exceeded — 5.2 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 16.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 29.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 13.9% | 20.8% | 34.7% |
| 4th | 87 | 6.9% | 14.9% | 21.8% |
| 5th | 87 | 8.1% | 11.5% | 19.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 11.0% | 19.2% | 30.1% |
| 4th | 89 | 2.3% | 14.6% | 16.9% |
| 5th | 87 | 4.6% | 8.1% | 12.6% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 33.9