How does Matthew Turner Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Benicia?

Matthew Turner Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 64.0/100, placing it at the 88th percentile statewide. 43% of students exceed standard, with a total of 984 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Matthew Turner Elementary?

42.9% of students at Matthew Turner Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 73.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Matthew Turner Elementary improving or declining?

Matthew Turner Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 5.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Matthew Turner Elementary?

6.2% of students at Matthew Turner Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Matthew Turner Elementary

Benicia Unified Benicia Solano County 94510

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

984 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

508 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

13%

Teachers

22 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 20.7%

White 41.3%

Asian 4.5%

Black 2.6%

Other 30.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Matthew Turner Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	42.9%
Met Standard	30.1%
Below Standard	27.0%

Exceeded

42.9%

Met

30.1%

Below

27.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "73% proficient" for Matthew Turner Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

42.9% of students exceeded standard while 30.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 21.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.6 points above the Benicia Unified district average of 31.2%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 15.5 points higher (vs 27.3% 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 5.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 6.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.