Cleveland Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 3.7% |
| Met Standard | 10.7% |
| Below Standard | 85.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "14% proficient" for Cleveland Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
3.7% of students exceeded standard while 10.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 21.2 points below the San Francisco Unified district average of 24.9%. The 37 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.9% exceeded — 16.1 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 3.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 38.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 7.7% | 15.4% | 23.1% |
| 4th | 53 | 0.0% | 1.9% | 1.9% |
| 5th | 63 | 6.3% | 14.3% | 20.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 0.0% | 19.2% | 19.2% |
| 4th | 53 | 1.9% | 5.7% | 7.5% |
| 5th | 64 | 6.3% | 7.8% | 14.1% |
Nearby schools
37 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.2