Meadow Heights Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 21.9% |
| Met Standard | 25.5% |
| Below Standard | 52.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "47% proficient" for Meadow Heights Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
21.9% of students exceeded standard while 25.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.5 points below the San Mateo-Foster City district average of 30.5%. The 17 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 35.5% exceeded — 13.6 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 7.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 40 | 22.5% | 27.5% | 50.0% |
| 4th | 47 | 23.4% | 19.1% | 42.5% |
| 5th | 37 | 24.3% | 24.3% | 48.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 40 | 25.0% | 30.0% | 55.0% |
| 4th | 47 | 10.6% | 36.2% | 46.8% |
| 5th | 38 | 26.3% | 15.8% | 42.1% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 56.6