How does Junction Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Palo Cedro?

Junction Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 44.4/100, placing it at the 52nd percentile statewide. 20% of students exceed standard, with a total of 996 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Junction Elementary?

20.5% of students at Junction Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 50.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Junction Elementary improving or declining?

Junction Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 21.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Junction Elementary?

15.4% of students at Junction Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Junction Elementary

Junction Elementary Palo Cedro Shasta County 96073

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

996 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

372 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

16:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

26%

Teachers

23 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 12.9%

White 78.8%

Asian 1.9%

Black 1.3%

Other 5.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Junction Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	20.5%
Met Standard	30.3%
Below Standard	49.3%

Exceeded

20.5%

Met

30.3%

Below

49.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for Junction Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

20.5% of students exceeded standard while 30.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.3 points above the Junction Elementary district average of 12.2%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 21.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 15.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

20.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

50.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-21.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

15.4%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

996

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	44	31.8%	34.1%	29.6%	4.5%	65.9%
4th	39	41.0%	23.1%	17.9%	17.9%	64.1%
5th	49	10.2%	44.9%	24.5%	20.4%	55.1%
6th	42	4.8%	42.9%	30.9%	21.4%	47.6%
7th	44	13.6%	25.0%	25.0%	36.4%	38.6%
8th	31	16.1%	29.0%	22.6%	32.3%	45.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	44	29.6%	45.5%	13.6%	11.4%	75.0%
4th	39	20.5%	25.6%	28.2%	25.6%	46.1%
5th	49	16.3%	26.5%	26.5%	30.6%	42.9%
6th	42	14.3%	21.4%	30.9%	33.3%	35.7%
7th	44	25.0%	15.9%	36.4%	22.7%	40.9%
8th	31	22.6%	29.0%	19.4%	29.0%	51.6%

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