Joe Michell
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 26.0% |
| Met Standard | 24.3% |
| Below Standard | 49.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "50% proficient" for Joe Michell and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
26.0% of students exceeded standard while 24.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.6 points below the Livermore Valley Joint Unified district average of 33.6%. The 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 36.2% exceeded — 10.1 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 9.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 76 | 22.4% | 18.4% | 40.8% |
| 4th | 87 | 33.3% | 23.0% | 56.3% |
| 5th | 88 | 31.8% | 26.1% | 58.0% |
| 6th | 79 | 27.9% | 27.9% | 55.7% |
| 7th | 89 | 29.2% | 32.6% | 61.8% |
| 8th | 85 | 25.9% | 36.5% | 62.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 24.7% | 20.8% | 45.5% |
| 4th | 88 | 28.4% | 27.3% | 55.7% |
| 5th | 88 | 22.7% | 23.9% | 46.6% |
| 6th | 80 | 21.3% | 13.8% | 35.0% |
| 7th | 88 | 21.6% | 22.7% | 44.3% |
| 8th | 86 | 23.3% | 18.6% | 41.9% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 58.3