Ellerhorst Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 18.6% |
| Met Standard | 28.4% |
| Below Standard | 53.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "47% proficient" for Ellerhorst Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
18.6% of students exceeded standard while 28.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.3 points above the West Contra Costa Unified district average of 12.3%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 17.3% 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 6.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 21.3% | 31.9% | 53.2% |
| 4th | 44 | 25.0% | 20.4% | 45.5% |
| 5th | 45 | 22.2% | 33.3% | 55.6% |
| 6th | 41 | 14.6% | 31.7% | 46.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 19.1% | 36.2% | 55.3% |
| 4th | 44 | 13.6% | 22.7% | 36.4% |
| 5th | 45 | 11.1% | 28.9% | 40.0% |
| 6th | 41 | 21.9% | 21.9% | 43.9% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.3