James Foster Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 32.8% |
| Met Standard | 26.5% |
| Below Standard | 40.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "59% proficient" for James Foster Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
32.8% of students exceeded standard while 26.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.3 points below the Saugus Union district average of 38.1%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 39.1% exceeded — 6.3 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 10.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 36.0% | 17.3% | 53.3% |
| 4th | 62 | 50.0% | 25.8% | 75.8% |
| 5th | 91 | 33.0% | 22.0% | 55.0% |
| 6th | 83 | 20.5% | 38.5% | 59.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 26.7% | 37.3% | 64.0% |
| 4th | 62 | 54.8% | 19.4% | 74.2% |
| 5th | 91 | 19.8% | 22.0% | 41.8% |
| 6th | 84 | 23.8% | 29.8% | 53.6% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 62.1