Emma C. Smith Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 56.8% |
| Met Standard | 27.6% |
| Below Standard | 15.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "84% proficient" for Emma C. Smith Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
56.8% of students exceeded standard while 27.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 35.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 23.2 points above the Livermore Valley Joint Unified district average of 33.6%. Compared to the 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 25.8 points higher (vs 31.0% 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 3.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 104 | 59.6% | 22.1% | 81.7% |
| 4th | 108 | 62.0% | 26.9% | 88.9% |
| 5th | 100 | 50.0% | 33.0% | 83.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 104 | 61.5% | 25.0% | 86.5% |
| 4th | 108 | 57.4% | 29.6% | 87.0% |
| 5th | 100 | 50.0% | 29.0% | 79.0% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 55.3