Columbia Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 18.6% |
| Met Standard | 22.4% |
| Below Standard | 59.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for Columbia Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
18.6% of students exceeded standard while 22.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.0 points below the Fruitvale Elementary district average of 21.6%. The 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 21.5% exceeded — 2.9 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 8.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 92 | 17.4% | 23.9% | 41.3% |
| 4th | 70 | 28.6% | 28.6% | 57.1% |
| 5th | 86 | 23.3% | 18.6% | 41.9% |
| 6th | 68 | 20.6% | 30.9% | 51.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 92 | 14.1% | 26.1% | 40.2% |
| 4th | 70 | 17.1% | 27.1% | 44.3% |
| 5th | 87 | 9.2% | 13.8% | 23.0% |
| 6th | 67 | 19.4% | 10.4% | 29.9% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.0