Malcolm X Academy
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 1.8% |
| Met Standard | 13.8% |
| Below Standard | 84.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "16% proficient" for Malcolm X Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
1.8% of students exceeded standard while 13.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 23.2 points below the San Francisco Unified district average of 24.9%. The 17 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.5% exceeded — 8.8 points higher. 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 9.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 62.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 9 | — | — | — |
| 4th | 14 | 7.1% | 28.6% | 35.7% |
| 5th | 16 | 0.0% | 12.5% | 12.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 11 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 4th | 14 | 0.0% | 21.4% | 21.4% |
| 5th | 16 | 0.0% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 34.6