George Nicoloff Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.5% |
| Met Standard | 14.1% |
| Below Standard | 79.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for George Nicoloff Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.5% of students exceeded standard while 14.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.8 points below the South Bay Union district average of 10.3%. The 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 12.4% exceeded — 5.9 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 5.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 28.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 81 | 8.6% | 9.9% | 18.5% |
| 4th | 75 | 13.3% | 16.0% | 29.3% |
| 5th | 92 | 7.6% | 15.2% | 22.8% |
| 6th | 92 | 1.1% | 20.6% | 21.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 84 | 7.1% | 21.4% | 28.6% |
| 4th | 79 | 2.5% | 13.9% | 16.5% |
| 5th | 93 | 5.4% | 8.6% | 14.0% |
| 6th | 93 | 6.5% | 7.5% | 14.0% |
Nearby schools
19 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.5