Junipero Serra Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 34.2% |
| Met Standard | 25.5% |
| Below Standard | 40.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "60% proficient" for Junipero Serra Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
34.2% of students exceeded standard while 25.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.5 points above the South San Francisco Unified district average of 22.7%. Compared to the 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 9.5 points higher (vs 24.7% 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 15.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 43 | 20.9% | 18.6% | 39.5% |
| 4th | 44 | 38.6% | 27.3% | 65.9% |
| 5th | 52 | 34.6% | 34.6% | 69.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 44 | 20.4% | 34.1% | 54.5% |
| 4th | 44 | 50.0% | 22.7% | 72.7% |
| 5th | 52 | 40.4% | 15.4% | 55.8% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 52.5