Fairmeadow Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 65.9% |
| Met Standard | 20.2% |
| Below Standard | 13.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "86% proficient" for Fairmeadow Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
65.9% of students exceeded standard while 20.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 45.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.6 points above the Palo Alto Unified district average of 60.3%. Compared to the 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 17.0 points higher (vs 49.0% 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 8.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 58.7% | 19.1% | 77.8% |
| 4th | 68 | 77.9% | 14.7% | 92.7% |
| 5th | 67 | 64.2% | 25.4% | 89.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 57.8% | 25.0% | 82.8% |
| 4th | 69 | 68.1% | 18.8% | 87.0% |
| 5th | 70 | 68.6% | 18.6% | 87.1% |
Nearby schools
19 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 64.1