Malcolm X Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 42.2% |
| Met Standard | 23.7% |
| Below Standard | 34.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "66% proficient" for Malcolm X Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
42.2% of students exceeded standard while 23.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 21.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.8 points below the Berkeley Unified district average of 47.0%. Compared to the 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.9 points higher (vs 39.3% 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 16.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 48.6% | 26.4% | 75.0% |
| 4th | 64 | 43.8% | 21.9% | 65.6% |
| 5th | 85 | 40.0% | 22.4% | 62.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 52.8% | 23.6% | 76.4% |
| 4th | 63 | 31.8% | 28.6% | 60.3% |
| 5th | 85 | 36.5% | 20.0% | 56.5% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 57.9