Isador Cohen Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.1% |
| Met Standard | 9.9% |
| Below Standard | 84.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "16% proficient" for Isador Cohen Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.1% of students exceeded standard while 9.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.5 points below the Sacramento City Unified district average of 15.6%. The 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.5% exceeded — 10.4 points higher. 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 7.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 0.0% | 6.4% | 6.4% |
| 4th | 50 | 2.0% | 10.0% | 12.0% |
| 5th | 36 | 11.1% | 5.6% | 16.7% |
| 6th | 45 | 13.3% | 22.2% | 35.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 2.1% | 2.1% | 4.2% |
| 4th | 55 | 3.6% | 14.6% | 18.2% |
| 5th | 41 | 2.4% | 7.3% | 9.8% |
| 6th | 47 | 14.9% | 10.6% | 25.5% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.5