Lucille M. Nixon Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 69.0% |
| Met Standard | 15.3% |
| Below Standard | 15.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "84% proficient" for Lucille M. Nixon Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
69.0% of students exceeded standard while 15.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 48.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.7 points above the Palo Alto Unified district average of 60.3%. Compared to the 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 10.9 points higher (vs 58.1% 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 10.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 61.5% | 13.8% | 75.4% |
| 4th | 59 | 81.4% | 10.2% | 91.5% |
| 5th | 56 | 64.3% | 26.8% | 91.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 55.2% | 22.4% | 77.6% |
| 4th | 59 | 79.7% | 8.5% | 88.1% |
| 5th | 58 | 72.4% | 10.3% | 82.8% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 71.6