Marin Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 41.8% |
| Met Standard | 30.1% |
| Below Standard | 28.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "72% proficient" for Marin Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
41.8% of students exceeded standard while 30.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 20.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Albany City Unified district average of 41.9%. The 17 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 44.9% exceeded — 3.1 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 9.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 5.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 51.4% | 27.8% | 79.2% |
| 4th | 77 | 48.0% | 31.2% | 79.2% |
| 5th | 80 | 45.0% | 27.5% | 72.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 34.7% | 40.3% | 75.0% |
| 4th | 78 | 28.2% | 34.6% | 62.8% |
| 5th | 81 | 43.2% | 19.8% | 63.0% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 63.6