LEAD Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.4% |
| Met Standard | 8.6% |
| Below Standard | 87.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "13% proficient" for LEAD Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.4% of students exceeded standard while 8.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 26.0 points below the San Mateo-Foster City district average of 30.5%. The 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 35.6% exceeded — 31.2 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 2.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 30.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 5.4% | 5.4% | 10.7% |
| 4th | 55 | 5.5% | 7.3% | 12.7% |
| 5th | 48 | 6.3% | 4.2% | 10.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 3.6% | 10.7% | 14.3% |
| 4th | 56 | 1.8% | 17.9% | 19.6% |
| 5th | 49 | 4.1% | 6.1% | 10.2% |
Nearby schools
15 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 57.4