Folsom Hills Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 44.0% |
| Met Standard | 29.1% |
| Below Standard | 27.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "73% proficient" for Folsom Hills Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
44.0% of students exceeded standard while 29.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 23.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 15.2 points above the Folsom-Cordova Unified district average of 28.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 44.2% 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 2.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 47.8% | 22.4% | 70.2% |
| 4th | 101 | 44.5% | 29.7% | 74.3% |
| 5th | 88 | 56.8% | 25.0% | 81.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 37.3% | 37.3% | 74.6% |
| 4th | 101 | 36.6% | 33.7% | 70.3% |
| 5th | 88 | 40.9% | 26.1% | 67.0% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 64.0