Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.6% |
| Met Standard | 19.6% |
| Below Standard | 71.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.6% of students exceeded standard while 19.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 22.2 points below the ABC Unified district average of 30.7%. The 29 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 38.1% exceeded — 29.5 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 9.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 35 | 17.1% | 22.9% | 40.0% |
| 4th | 31 | 9.7% | 9.7% | 19.4% |
| 5th | 36 | 11.1% | 30.6% | 41.7% |
| 6th | 39 | 2.6% | 20.5% | 23.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 35 | 14.3% | 25.7% | 40.0% |
| 4th | 31 | 3.2% | 29.0% | 32.3% |
| 5th | 37 | 8.1% | 10.8% | 18.9% |
| 6th | 38 | 2.6% | 7.9% | 10.5% |
Nearby schools
29 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 59.5