Cypress Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.4% |
| Met Standard | 21.4% |
| Below Standard | 68.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "32% proficient" for Cypress Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.4% of students exceeded standard while 21.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.2 points below the Redding Elementary district average of 14.6%. The 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.3% exceeded — 4.9 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 35.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 27.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 39 | 25.6% | 25.6% | 51.3% |
| 4th | 29 | 3.5% | 17.2% | 20.7% |
| 5th | 32 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 38 | 18.4% | 39.5% | 57.9% |
| 4th | 29 | 10.3% | 10.3% | 20.7% |
| 5th | 32 | 3.1% | 9.4% | 12.5% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.8