Clifford Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 27.5% |
| Met Standard | 23.6% |
| Below Standard | 48.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for Clifford Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
27.5% of students exceeded standard while 23.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.6 points above the Redwood City Elementary district average of 24.9%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 37.7% exceeded — 10.2 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 5.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 19.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 81 | 35.8% | 18.5% | 54.3% |
| 4th | 63 | 31.8% | 27.0% | 58.7% |
| 5th | 64 | 21.9% | 31.3% | 53.1% |
| 6th | 70 | 25.7% | 22.9% | 48.6% |
| 7th | 65 | 23.1% | 35.4% | 58.5% |
| 8th | 77 | 28.6% | 23.4% | 52.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 81 | 35.8% | 22.2% | 58.0% |
| 4th | 63 | 31.8% | 28.6% | 60.3% |
| 5th | 65 | 26.1% | 23.1% | 49.2% |
| 6th | 72 | 22.2% | 15.3% | 37.5% |
| 7th | 63 | 22.2% | 20.6% | 42.9% |
| 8th | 77 | 24.7% | 15.6% | 40.3% |
Nearby schools
5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 55.8