Grace Patterson Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.4% |
| Met Standard | 15.5% |
| Below Standard | 77.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for Grace Patterson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.4% of students exceeded standard while 15.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Vallejo City Unified district average of 7.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 8.6% 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 7.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 39.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 3.9% | 23.5% | 27.4% |
| 4th | 49 | 4.1% | 10.2% | 14.3% |
| 5th | 44 | 4.5% | 25.0% | 29.6% |
| 6th | 44 | 13.6% | 25.0% | 38.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 11.5% | 15.4% | 26.9% |
| 4th | 50 | 2.0% | 8.0% | 10.0% |
| 5th | 48 | 0.0% | 10.4% | 10.4% |
| 6th | 45 | 20.0% | 6.7% | 26.7% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 31.6