Cottage Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 2.8% |
| Met Standard | 10.9% |
| Below Standard | 86.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "14% proficient" for Cottage Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
2.8% of students exceeded standard while 10.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.2 points below the San Juan Unified district average of 13.0%. The 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.3% exceeded — 10.6 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 3.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 89 | 3.4% | 15.7% | 19.1% |
| 4th | 68 | 4.4% | 10.3% | 14.7% |
| 5th | 62 | 4.8% | 19.4% | 24.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 93 | 0.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% |
| 4th | 75 | 2.7% | 4.0% | 6.7% |
| 5th | 69 | 1.4% | 1.4% | 2.9% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.1