Mary Farmar Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 23.6% |
| Met Standard | 31.9% |
| Below Standard | 44.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "55% proficient" for Mary Farmar Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
23.6% of students exceeded standard while 31.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.6 points below the Benicia Unified district average of 31.2%. The 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 33.8% exceeded — 10.1 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 3.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 23.3% | 28.8% | 52.0% |
| 4th | 77 | 19.5% | 28.6% | 48.0% |
| 5th | 67 | 23.9% | 28.4% | 52.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 26.8% | 38.0% | 64.8% |
| 4th | 78 | 23.1% | 34.6% | 57.7% |
| 5th | 67 | 25.4% | 32.8% | 58.2% |
Nearby schools
3 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 56.8