Dona Merced Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 18.5% |
| Met Standard | 23.3% |
| Below Standard | 58.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "42% proficient" for Dona Merced Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
18.5% of students exceeded standard while 23.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.6 points above the Central Elementary district average of 15.9%. The 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 27.0% exceeded — 8.4 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 2.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 19.8% | 29.2% | 49.0% |
| 4th | 96 | 19.8% | 17.7% | 37.5% |
| 5th | 92 | 28.3% | 31.5% | 59.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 97 | 11.3% | 27.8% | 39.2% |
| 4th | 97 | 11.3% | 21.6% | 33.0% |
| 5th | 92 | 20.6% | 12.0% | 32.6% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 52.1