James Franklin Smith Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 57.2% |
| Met Standard | 22.6% |
| Below Standard | 20.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "80% proficient" for James Franklin Smith Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
57.2% of students exceeded standard while 22.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 36.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 20.8 points above the Evergreen Elementary district average of 36.3%. Compared to the 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 30.1 points higher (vs 27.1% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 6.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 66.7% | 15.6% | 82.3% |
| 4th | 75 | 56.0% | 21.3% | 77.3% |
| 5th | 98 | 59.2% | 24.5% | 83.7% |
| 6th | 101 | 55.5% | 25.7% | 81.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 57.3% | 26.0% | 83.3% |
| 4th | 75 | 53.3% | 32.0% | 85.3% |
| 5th | 98 | 52.0% | 17.4% | 69.4% |
| 6th | 103 | 57.3% | 18.4% | 75.7% |
Nearby schools
19 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.7