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Elder Creek Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,696 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
755 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
26:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
85%
Teachers
29 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 38.1%
White 2.4%
Asian 48.1%
Black 4.5%
Other 6.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Elder Creek Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard16.0%
Met Standard15.5%
Below Standard68.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for Elder Creek Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

16.0% of students exceeded standard while 15.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Sacramento City Unified district average of 15.6%. Compared to the 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.6 points higher (vs 10.3% average). 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 1.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 18.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
16.0%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
31.4%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+1.7pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
18.7%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
2.5%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,696
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 98 14.3% 11.2% 17.4% 57.1% 25.5%
4th 106 17.0% 15.1% 17.9% 50.0% 32.1%
5th 106 8.5% 23.6% 17.9% 50.0% 32.1%
6th 112 19.6% 18.8% 18.8% 42.9% 38.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 98 17.4% 9.2% 23.5% 50.0% 26.5%
4th 109 13.8% 19.3% 22.0% 45.0% 33.0%
5th 107 13.1% 10.3% 25.2% 51.4% 23.4%
6th 112 24.1% 16.1% 20.5% 39.3% 40.2%