Frank Paul Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.8% |
| Met Standard | 13.1% |
| Below Standard | 81.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "19% proficient" for Frank Paul Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.8% of students exceeded standard while 13.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.1 points below the Alisal Union district average of 7.9%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 7.0% 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.
Proficiency drops by 15.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 3.9% | 16.9% | 20.8% |
| 4th | 80 | 7.5% | 15.0% | 22.5% |
| 5th | 88 | 2.3% | 6.8% | 9.1% |
| 6th | 76 | 10.5% | 30.3% | 40.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 10.1% | 13.9% | 24.1% |
| 4th | 82 | 6.1% | 8.5% | 14.6% |
| 5th | 90 | 3.3% | 2.2% | 5.6% |
| 6th | 77 | 2.6% | 11.7% | 14.3% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.1