John Reith Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.0% |
| Met Standard | 18.0% |
| Below Standard | 73.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for John Reith Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.0% of students exceeded standard while 18.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 15.8 points below the Elk Grove Unified district average of 24.8%. The 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.1% exceeded — 6.2 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 9.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 32.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 81 | 13.6% | 22.2% | 35.8% |
| 4th | 82 | 9.8% | 19.5% | 29.3% |
| 5th | 90 | 11.1% | 17.8% | 28.9% |
| 6th | 81 | 11.1% | 32.1% | 43.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 83 | 6.0% | 18.1% | 24.1% |
| 4th | 83 | 6.0% | 14.5% | 20.5% |
| 5th | 90 | 5.6% | 5.6% | 11.1% |
| 6th | 81 | 8.6% | 14.8% | 23.5% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.8