Donaldson Way Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 20.5% |
| Met Standard | 23.9% |
| Below Standard | 55.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "44% proficient" for Donaldson Way Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
20.5% of students exceeded standard while 23.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.3 points above the Napa Valley Unified district average of 16.2%. Compared to the 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 9.0 points higher (vs 11.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 0.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 24.1% | 19.0% | 43.0% |
| 4th | 96 | 24.0% | 18.8% | 42.7% |
| 5th | 99 | 16.2% | 37.4% | 53.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 17.9% | 28.2% | 46.1% |
| 4th | 97 | 18.6% | 26.8% | 45.4% |
| 5th | 99 | 22.2% | 13.1% | 35.4% |
Nearby schools
5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.2