Cornell Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 49.6% |
| Met Standard | 25.9% |
| Below Standard | 24.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "76% proficient" for Cornell Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
49.6% of students exceeded standard while 25.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 28.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.8 points above the Albany City Unified district average of 41.9%. Compared to the 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 8.5 points higher (vs 41.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 2.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 4.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 95 | 54.7% | 18.9% | 73.7% |
| 4th | 103 | 52.4% | 21.4% | 73.8% |
| 5th | 84 | 47.6% | 36.9% | 84.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 95 | 50.5% | 28.4% | 79.0% |
| 4th | 104 | 38.5% | 30.8% | 69.2% |
| 5th | 83 | 54.2% | 19.3% | 73.5% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 60.7