Ethel I. Baker Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 2.3% |
| Met Standard | 10.3% |
| Below Standard | 87.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "13% proficient" for Ethel I. Baker Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
2.3% of students exceeded standard while 10.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.3 points below the Sacramento City Unified district average of 15.6%. The 25 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.7% exceeded — 8.4 points higher. 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 5.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 33.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 88 | 1.1% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| 4th | 89 | 6.7% | 11.2% | 18.0% |
| 5th | 87 | 2.3% | 11.5% | 13.8% |
| 6th | 77 | 1.3% | 10.4% | 11.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 87 | 0.0% | 8.1% | 8.1% |
| 4th | 89 | 3.4% | 16.9% | 20.2% |
| 5th | 86 | 2.3% | 12.8% | 15.1% |
| 6th | 78 | 1.3% | 2.6% | 3.9% |
Nearby schools
25 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 32.6