First Street Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 25.6% |
| Met Standard | 21.4% |
| Below Standard | 53.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "47% proficient" for First Street Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
25.6% of students exceeded standard while 21.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.1 points above the Western Placer Unified district average of 22.5%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 25.6% exceeded — about the same. 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 3.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 27.5% | 10.1% | 37.7% |
| 4th | 65 | 30.8% | 24.6% | 55.4% |
| 5th | 83 | 26.5% | 20.5% | 47.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 23.2% | 21.7% | 44.9% |
| 4th | 65 | 21.5% | 33.9% | 55.4% |
| 5th | 83 | 24.1% | 18.1% | 42.2% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.2