Henry Ford Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 26.4% |
| Met Standard | 18.5% |
| Below Standard | 55.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "45% proficient" for Henry Ford Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
26.4% of students exceeded standard while 18.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Redwood City Elementary district average of 24.9%. The 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 28.4% exceeded — 2.0 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 27.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 39.3% | 16.1% | 55.4% |
| 4th | 72 | 19.4% | 26.4% | 45.8% |
| 5th | 65 | 21.5% | 16.9% | 38.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 58 | 50.0% | 17.2% | 67.2% |
| 4th | 72 | 19.4% | 15.3% | 34.7% |
| 5th | 69 | 10.1% | 18.8% | 29.0% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.0