Collins Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.2% |
| Met Standard | 23.4% |
| Below Standard | 67.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Collins Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.2% of students exceeded standard while 23.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.2 points below the West Contra Costa Unified district average of 12.3%. The 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.9% exceeded — 4.7 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 13.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 29.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 44 | 15.9% | 18.2% | 34.1% |
| 4th | 29 | 10.3% | 27.6% | 37.9% |
| 5th | 34 | 5.9% | 26.5% | 32.4% |
| 6th | 28 | 7.1% | 21.4% | 28.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 43 | 16.3% | 30.2% | 46.5% |
| 4th | 30 | 10.0% | 20.0% | 30.0% |
| 5th | 33 | 3.0% | 18.2% | 21.2% |
| 6th | 28 | 3.6% | 25.0% | 28.6% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.5