James Marshall Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.5% |
| Met Standard | 14.1% |
| Below Standard | 76.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for James Marshall Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.5% of students exceeded standard while 14.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.2 points below the Sacramento City Unified district average of 15.6%. The 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.4% exceeded — 5.0 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 14.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 15.1% | 15.1% | 30.2% |
| 4th | 36 | 11.1% | 13.9% | 25.0% |
| 5th | 38 | 10.5% | 10.5% | 21.1% |
| 6th | 55 | 10.9% | 16.4% | 27.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 55 | 9.1% | 23.6% | 32.7% |
| 4th | 36 | 0.0% | 11.1% | 11.1% |
| 5th | 40 | 7.5% | 5.0% | 12.5% |
| 6th | 55 | 10.9% | 16.4% | 27.3% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.8