Mather Heights Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 38.6% |
| Met Standard | 24.8% |
| Below Standard | 36.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "63% proficient" for Mather Heights Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
38.6% of students exceeded standard while 24.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.9 points above the Folsom-Cordova Unified district average of 28.8%. Compared to the 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 28.8 points higher (vs 9.9% average). 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 26.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 21.7% | 21.7% | 43.5% |
| 4th | 42 | 64.3% | 14.3% | 78.6% |
| 5th | 41 | 46.3% | 31.7% | 78.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 15.2% | 30.4% | 45.6% |
| 4th | 43 | 41.9% | 30.2% | 72.1% |
| 5th | 44 | 43.2% | 20.4% | 63.6% |
Nearby schools
5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 34.8