Don Pedro Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.4% |
| Met Standard | 13.0% |
| Below Standard | 82.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "17% proficient" for Don Pedro Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.4% of students exceeded standard while 13.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.7 points below the Ceres Unified district average of 11.1%. The 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.7% exceeded — 6.3 points higher. 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 5.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 19.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 6.2% | 7.7% | 13.8% |
| 4th | 61 | 3.3% | 11.5% | 14.8% |
| 5th | 62 | 8.1% | 24.2% | 32.3% |
| 6th | 61 | 1.6% | 24.6% | 26.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 1.5% | 16.7% | 18.2% |
| 4th | 61 | 1.6% | 8.2% | 9.8% |
| 5th | 62 | 8.1% | 3.2% | 11.3% |
| 6th | 61 | 4.9% | 8.2% | 13.1% |
Nearby schools
15 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.1