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Millard McCollam Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
734 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
394 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
54%
Teachers
22 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 54.3%
White 3.3%
Asian 27.2%
Black 1.3%
Other 14.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Millard McCollam Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard20.3%
Met Standard20.8%
Below Standard58.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for Millard McCollam Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

20.3% of students exceeded standard while 20.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.1 points above the Alum Rock Union Elementary district average of 9.2%. Compared to the 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 4.9 points higher (vs 15.4% 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 1.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 18.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
20.3%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
41.1%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+1.2pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
18.3%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.7%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
734
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 58 22.4% 15.5% 15.5% 46.5% 37.9%
4th 58 17.2% 27.6% 25.9% 29.3% 44.8%
5th 66 15.2% 31.8% 19.7% 33.3% 47.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 59 27.1% 15.3% 15.3% 42.4% 42.4%
4th 59 25.4% 13.6% 25.4% 35.6% 39.0%
5th 67 14.9% 20.9% 22.4% 41.8% 35.8%