Markham Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 1.6% |
| Met Standard | 6.3% |
| Below Standard | 92.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "8% proficient" for Markham Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
1.6% of students exceeded standard while 6.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.7 points below the Oakland Unified district average of 14.2%. The 26 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 9.9% exceeded — 8.3 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 1.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 43.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 1.9% | 3.8% | 5.7% |
| 4th | 52 | 3.9% | 9.6% | 13.5% |
| 5th | 54 | 1.9% | 11.1% | 13.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 0.0% | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| 4th | 52 | 0.0% | 7.7% | 7.7% |
| 5th | 55 | 1.8% | 0.0% | 1.8% |
Nearby schools
26 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 34.9