Encinal Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 53.2% |
| Met Standard | 20.9% |
| Below Standard | 25.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "74% proficient" for Encinal Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
53.2% of students exceeded standard while 20.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 32.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.7 points below the Menlo Park City Elementary district average of 56.9%. Compared to the 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 27.4 points higher (vs 25.8% 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 7.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 41.7% | 22.9% | 64.6% |
| 4th | 102 | 61.8% | 18.6% | 80.4% |
| 5th | 99 | 55.6% | 22.2% | 77.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 50.0% | 19.8% | 69.8% |
| 4th | 108 | 52.8% | 27.8% | 80.6% |
| 5th | 101 | 57.4% | 13.9% | 71.3% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 49.4