Margaret Sheehy Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.6% |
| Met Standard | 16.3% |
| Below Standard | 77.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for Margaret Sheehy Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.6% of students exceeded standard while 16.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.0 points below the Merced City Elementary district average of 9.6%. The 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 9.5% exceeded — 2.9 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 16.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 27.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 9.1% | 19.5% | 28.6% |
| 4th | 53 | 15.1% | 17.0% | 32.1% |
| 5th | 64 | 4.7% | 21.9% | 26.6% |
| 6th | 66 | 3.0% | 15.2% | 18.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 10.4% | 26.0% | 36.4% |
| 4th | 53 | 7.5% | 15.1% | 22.6% |
| 5th | 65 | 0.0% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| 6th | 66 | 3.0% | 10.6% | 13.6% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 34.8