Juana Briones Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 65.5% |
| Met Standard | 24.2% |
| Below Standard | 10.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "90% proficient" for Juana Briones Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
65.5% of students exceeded standard while 24.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 44.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.2 points above the Palo Alto Unified district average of 60.3%. Compared to the 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 10.4 points higher (vs 55.2% average). 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 3.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 42 | 59.5% | 23.8% | 83.3% |
| 4th | 45 | 75.6% | 20.0% | 95.6% |
| 5th | 46 | 58.7% | 32.6% | 91.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 67.4% | 23.9% | 91.3% |
| 4th | 47 | 57.5% | 29.8% | 87.2% |
| 5th | 47 | 74.5% | 14.9% | 89.4% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 68.5