Leal (Frank C.) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 63.8% |
| Met Standard | 20.7% |
| Below Standard | 15.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "85% proficient" for Leal (Frank C.) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
63.8% of students exceeded standard while 20.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 42.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 33.1 points above the ABC Unified district average of 30.7%. Compared to the 34 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 34.4 points higher (vs 29.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 1.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 103 | 62.1% | 23.3% | 85.4% |
| 4th | 118 | 65.3% | 16.9% | 82.2% |
| 5th | 116 | 67.2% | 21.6% | 88.8% |
| 6th | 123 | 69.9% | 19.5% | 89.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 103 | 66.0% | 23.3% | 89.3% |
| 4th | 118 | 61.9% | 22.0% | 83.9% |
| 5th | 116 | 62.9% | 19.8% | 82.8% |
| 6th | 123 | 55.3% | 19.5% | 74.8% |
Nearby schools
34 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 53.3