Dan O. Root Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.6% |
| Met Standard | 19.1% |
| Below Standard | 68.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "32% proficient" for Dan O. Root Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.6% of students exceeded standard while 19.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Fairfield-Suisun Unified district average of 13.3%. Compared to the 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 4.9 points higher (vs 7.6% 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 9.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 32.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 12.1% | 22.7% | 34.9% |
| 4th | 84 | 15.5% | 16.7% | 32.1% |
| 5th | 61 | 13.1% | 29.5% | 42.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 9.0% | 7.5% | 16.4% |
| 4th | 84 | 14.3% | 22.6% | 36.9% |
| 5th | 63 | 11.1% | 15.9% | 27.0% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 32.6