John Bidwell Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.7% |
| Met Standard | 20.5% |
| Below Standard | 65.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "34% proficient" for John Bidwell Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.7% of students exceeded standard while 20.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Sacramento City Unified district average of 15.6%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 12.3% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 15.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 27.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 31 | 9.7% | 12.9% | 22.6% |
| 4th | 40 | 35.0% | 32.5% | 67.5% |
| 5th | 26 | 3.9% | 23.1% | 26.9% |
| 6th | 26 | 19.2% | 23.1% | 42.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 31 | 6.5% | 32.3% | 38.7% |
| 4th | 40 | 15.0% | 17.5% | 32.5% |
| 5th | 27 | 3.7% | 0.0% | 3.7% |
| 6th | 27 | 14.8% | 22.2% | 37.0% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.8