Mariano Castro Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.9% |
| Met Standard | 8.3% |
| Below Standard | 84.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "15% proficient" for Mariano Castro Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.9% of students exceeded standard while 8.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 34.5 points below the Mountain View Whisman district average of 41.4%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 57.8% exceeded — 50.9 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 14.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 38 | 18.4% | 5.3% | 23.7% |
| 4th | 47 | 0.0% | 10.6% | 10.6% |
| 5th | 34 | 2.9% | 8.8% | 11.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 39 | 17.9% | 10.3% | 28.2% |
| 4th | 48 | 0.0% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
| 5th | 36 | 2.8% | 8.3% | 11.1% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 70.8