Donlon Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 52.6% |
| Met Standard | 23.1% |
| Below Standard | 24.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "76% proficient" for Donlon Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
52.6% of students exceeded standard while 23.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 31.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.2 points above the Pleasanton Unified district average of 50.4%. Compared to the 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 3.4 points higher (vs 49.2% 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 0.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 94 | 53.2% | 20.2% | 73.4% |
| 4th | 115 | 52.2% | 26.1% | 78.3% |
| 5th | 122 | 50.0% | 24.6% | 74.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 95 | 46.3% | 30.5% | 76.8% |
| 4th | 115 | 53.0% | 22.6% | 75.7% |
| 5th | 121 | 60.3% | 14.9% | 75.2% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 66.2