Joseph Sims Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 23.3% |
| Met Standard | 24.2% |
| Below Standard | 52.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "47% proficient" for Joseph Sims Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
23.3% of students exceeded standard while 24.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Elk Grove Unified district average of 24.8%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 30.6% exceeded — 7.3 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 6.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 27.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 84 | 32.1% | 21.4% | 53.6% |
| 4th | 94 | 21.3% | 23.4% | 44.7% |
| 5th | 101 | 23.8% | 27.7% | 51.5% |
| 6th | 79 | 32.9% | 35.4% | 68.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 88 | 18.2% | 25.0% | 43.2% |
| 4th | 96 | 14.6% | 22.9% | 37.5% |
| 5th | 101 | 13.9% | 18.8% | 32.7% |
| 6th | 79 | 30.4% | 19.0% | 49.4% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 52.4