Matsuyama Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 34.0% |
| Met Standard | 27.7% |
| Below Standard | 38.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "62% proficient" for Matsuyama Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
34.0% of students exceeded standard while 27.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 18.3 points above the Sacramento City Unified district average of 15.6%. Compared to the 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 17.8 points higher (vs 16.1% 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 0.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 43.7% | 22.5% | 66.2% |
| 4th | 62 | 30.6% | 27.4% | 58.1% |
| 5th | 62 | 41.9% | 30.6% | 72.6% |
| 6th | 61 | 19.7% | 31.1% | 50.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 32.4% | 35.2% | 67.6% |
| 4th | 61 | 31.1% | 36.1% | 67.2% |
| 5th | 63 | 44.4% | 15.9% | 60.3% |
| 6th | 62 | 27.4% | 22.6% | 50.0% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.6