Cleveland Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.9% |
| Met Standard | 21.8% |
| Below Standard | 67.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Cleveland Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.9% of students exceeded standard while 21.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.8 points below the Santa Barbara Unified district average of 19.7%. The 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 34.4% exceeded — 23.5 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 26.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 28.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 38 | 21.1% | 15.8% | 36.8% |
| 4th | 24 | 4.2% | 29.2% | 33.3% |
| 5th | 36 | 2.8% | 11.1% | 13.9% |
| 6th | 36 | 11.1% | 47.2% | 58.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 40 | 12.5% | 27.5% | 40.0% |
| 4th | 24 | 16.7% | 16.7% | 33.3% |
| 5th | 37 | 2.7% | 8.1% | 10.8% |
| 6th | 37 | 16.2% | 18.9% | 35.1% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 52.6