Edwin Markham Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.6% |
| Met Standard | 15.3% |
| Below Standard | 75.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Edwin Markham Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.6% of students exceeded standard while 15.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.8 points below the Vacaville Unified district average of 15.5%. The 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.2% exceeded — 6.6 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 8.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 123 | 16.3% | 15.4% | 31.7% |
| 4th | 125 | 12.0% | 14.4% | 26.4% |
| 5th | 113 | 13.3% | 20.4% | 33.6% |
| 6th | 120 | 5.8% | 15.8% | 21.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 121 | 9.9% | 26.4% | 36.4% |
| 4th | 125 | 2.4% | 16.8% | 19.2% |
| 5th | 112 | 9.8% | 8.0% | 17.9% |
| 6th | 119 | 7.6% | 5.0% | 12.6% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.5