Marshall Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 41.9% |
| Met Standard | 24.4% |
| Below Standard | 33.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "66% proficient" for Marshall Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
41.9% of students exceeded standard while 24.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 20.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Castro Valley Unified district average of 40.3%. Compared to the 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 13.7 points higher (vs 28.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 7.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 41.9% | 30.2% | 72.1% |
| 4th | 84 | 42.9% | 15.5% | 58.3% |
| 5th | 94 | 41.5% | 31.9% | 73.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 47.7% | 30.2% | 77.9% |
| 4th | 84 | 36.9% | 16.7% | 53.6% |
| 5th | 96 | 40.6% | 21.9% | 62.5% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.4