Freedom Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 2.0% |
| Met Standard | 12.4% |
| Below Standard | 85.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "14% proficient" for Freedom Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
2.0% of students exceeded standard while 12.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.4 points below the Pajaro Valley Unified district average of 8.4%. The 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 5.7% exceeded — 3.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 7.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 25.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 1.2% | 9.4% | 10.6% |
| 4th | 78 | 1.3% | 17.9% | 19.2% |
| 5th | 98 | 1.0% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 84 | 2.4% | 19.1% | 21.4% |
| 4th | 78 | 5.1% | 14.1% | 19.2% |
| 5th | 96 | 1.0% | 5.2% | 6.3% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 33.1