El Carmelo Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 51.6% |
| Met Standard | 21.7% |
| Below Standard | 26.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "73% proficient" for El Carmelo Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
51.6% of students exceeded standard while 21.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 30.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.7 points below the Palo Alto Unified district average of 60.3%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 49.9% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 1.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 42 | 54.8% | 19.1% | 73.8% |
| 4th | 62 | 50.0% | 25.8% | 75.8% |
| 5th | 46 | 52.2% | 19.6% | 71.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 44 | 45.5% | 27.3% | 72.7% |
| 4th | 64 | 50.0% | 23.4% | 73.4% |
| 5th | 47 | 57.5% | 14.9% | 72.3% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 64.7