Ethel Phillips Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.8% |
| Met Standard | 13.2% |
| Below Standard | 80.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "20% proficient" for Ethel Phillips Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.8% of students exceeded standard while 13.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.8 points below the Sacramento City Unified district average of 15.6%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.2% exceeded — 7.4 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 9.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 25.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 60 | 8.3% | 1.7% | 10.0% |
| 4th | 67 | 1.5% | 16.4% | 17.9% |
| 5th | 59 | 10.2% | 16.9% | 27.1% |
| 6th | 65 | 4.6% | 16.9% | 21.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 62 | 8.1% | 12.9% | 21.0% |
| 4th | 67 | 0.0% | 11.9% | 11.9% |
| 5th | 60 | 6.7% | 16.7% | 23.3% |
| 6th | 65 | 15.4% | 12.3% | 27.7% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.4