McPherson Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 3.7% |
| Met Standard | 9.7% |
| Below Standard | 86.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "13% proficient" for McPherson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
3.7% of students exceeded standard while 9.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.5 points below the Napa Valley Unified district average of 16.2%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.9% exceeded — 12.2 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 10.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 31.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 57 | 5.3% | 12.3% | 17.5% |
| 4th | 49 | 8.2% | 12.2% | 20.4% |
| 5th | 58 | 3.5% | 8.6% | 12.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 58 | 1.7% | 17.2% | 19.0% |
| 4th | 50 | 2.0% | 6.0% | 8.0% |
| 5th | 62 | 1.6% | 1.6% | 3.2% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.3