Fox Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 63.7% |
| Met Standard | 17.1% |
| Below Standard | 19.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "81% proficient" for Fox Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
63.7% of students exceeded standard while 17.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 42.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.4 points above the Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary district average of 55.3%. Compared to the 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 27.3 points higher (vs 36.4% 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 10.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 4.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 53.4% | 21.9% | 75.3% |
| 4th | 74 | 54.0% | 20.3% | 74.3% |
| 5th | 75 | 72.0% | 18.7% | 90.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 65.8% | 12.3% | 78.1% |
| 4th | 74 | 64.9% | 17.6% | 82.4% |
| 5th | 75 | 72.0% | 12.0% | 84.0% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 56.3