Maeola E. Beitzel Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 25.1% |
| Met Standard | 25.8% |
| Below Standard | 49.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for Maeola E. Beitzel Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
25.1% of students exceeded standard while 25.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Elk Grove Unified district average of 24.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 25.1% exceeded — about the same. 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 1.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 126 | 29.4% | 22.2% | 51.6% |
| 4th | 112 | 25.9% | 31.3% | 57.1% |
| 5th | 110 | 37.3% | 24.6% | 61.8% |
| 6th | 113 | 23.0% | 31.9% | 54.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 126 | 23.8% | 29.4% | 53.2% |
| 4th | 113 | 16.8% | 26.6% | 43.4% |
| 5th | 111 | 24.3% | 21.6% | 46.0% |
| 6th | 116 | 20.7% | 19.0% | 39.7% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.2