How does Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Daly City?

Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 47.5/100, placing it at the 61st percentile statewide. 19% of students exceed standard, with a total of 520 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary?

18.8% of students at Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 43.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary improving or declining?

Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 5.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary?

9.9% of students at Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary

Jefferson Elementary Daly City San Mateo County 94015

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

520 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

267 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

58%

Teachers

14 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 36.0%

White 7.5%

Asian 17.6%

Black 1.5%

Other 37.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	18.8%
Met Standard	24.3%
Below Standard	56.9%

Exceeded

18.8%

Met

24.3%

Below

56.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "43% proficient" for Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

18.8% of students exceeded standard while 24.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.9 points below the Jefferson Elementary district average of 23.7%. The 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.0% exceeded — 4.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 5.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 9.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.