Fair Oaks Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.4% |
| Met Standard | 13.1% |
| Below Standard | 82.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "18% proficient" for Fair Oaks Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.4% of students exceeded standard while 13.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.4 points below the Mt. Diablo Unified district average of 18.8%. The 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.8% exceeded — 19.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 4.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 28.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 1.8% | 17.9% | 19.6% |
| 4th | 38 | 5.3% | 18.4% | 23.7% |
| 5th | 39 | 5.1% | 15.4% | 20.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 8.9% | 8.9% | 17.9% |
| 4th | 38 | 2.6% | 13.2% | 15.8% |
| 5th | 39 | 2.6% | 5.1% | 7.7% |
Nearby schools
19 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.7