James A. McKee Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.5% |
| Met Standard | 21.9% |
| Below Standard | 60.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for James A. McKee Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.5% of students exceeded standard while 21.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.2 points below the Elk Grove Unified district average of 24.8%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 30.6% exceeded — 13.0 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 3.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 22.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 16.9% | 18.5% | 35.4% |
| 4th | 70 | 18.6% | 21.4% | 40.0% |
| 5th | 69 | 17.4% | 27.5% | 44.9% |
| 6th | 57 | 21.1% | 29.8% | 50.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 13.8% | 30.8% | 44.6% |
| 4th | 70 | 14.3% | 20.0% | 34.3% |
| 5th | 69 | 17.4% | 11.6% | 29.0% |
| 6th | 57 | 21.1% | 15.8% | 36.8% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 52.3