John Steinbeck Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.1% |
| Met Standard | 20.7% |
| Below Standard | 69.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for John Steinbeck Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.1% of students exceeded standard while 20.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.8 points below the Central Unified district average of 15.9%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 11.5% 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 0.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 81 | 12.3% | 24.7% | 37.0% |
| 4th | 114 | 9.7% | 14.9% | 24.6% |
| 5th | 101 | 17.8% | 26.7% | 44.5% |
| 6th | 92 | 8.7% | 32.6% | 41.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 80 | 8.8% | 20.0% | 28.8% |
| 4th | 114 | 4.4% | 16.7% | 21.1% |
| 5th | 101 | 5.9% | 14.8% | 20.8% |
| 6th | 90 | 13.3% | 15.6% | 28.9% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.4