Costano Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 2.4% |
| Met Standard | 11.5% |
| Below Standard | 86.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "14% proficient" for Costano Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
2.4% of students exceeded standard while 11.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Ravenswood City Elementary district average of 1.6%. The 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 42.9% exceeded — 40.5 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 10.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 43.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 7.5% | 9.4% | 17.0% |
| 4th | 51 | 0.0% | 11.8% | 11.8% |
| 5th | 58 | 1.7% | 17.2% | 19.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 55 | 5.5% | 20.0% | 25.4% |
| 4th | 55 | 0.0% | 7.3% | 7.3% |
| 5th | 62 | 0.0% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 59.7