Gardner Bullis Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 62.4% |
| Met Standard | 22.4% |
| Below Standard | 15.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "85% proficient" for Gardner Bullis Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
62.4% of students exceeded standard while 22.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 41.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.1 points below the Los Altos Elementary district average of 65.4%. Compared to the 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 8.4 points higher (vs 54.0% 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 2.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 49.0% | 30.6% | 79.6% |
| 4th | 39 | 56.4% | 28.2% | 84.6% |
| 5th | 43 | 76.7% | 9.3% | 86.0% |
| 6th | 44 | 59.1% | 29.6% | 88.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 59.2% | 26.5% | 85.7% |
| 4th | 40 | 60.0% | 27.5% | 87.5% |
| 5th | 43 | 76.7% | 7.0% | 83.7% |
| 6th | 45 | 62.2% | 20.0% | 82.2% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 67.5