Isabelle Jackson Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.6% |
| Met Standard | 21.8% |
| Below Standard | 65.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "34% proficient" for Isabelle Jackson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.6% of students exceeded standard while 21.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.2 points below the Elk Grove Unified district average of 24.8%. The 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 18.0% exceeded — 5.4 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 2.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 108 | 14.8% | 21.3% | 36.1% |
| 4th | 110 | 13.6% | 23.6% | 37.3% |
| 5th | 114 | 15.8% | 22.8% | 38.6% |
| 6th | 104 | 13.5% | 29.8% | 43.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 108 | 6.5% | 25.9% | 32.4% |
| 4th | 110 | 11.8% | 22.7% | 34.5% |
| 5th | 115 | 11.3% | 13.9% | 25.2% |
| 6th | 104 | 13.5% | 14.4% | 27.9% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.5