Monte Gardens Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 23.7% |
| Met Standard | 30.5% |
| Below Standard | 45.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "54% proficient" for Monte Gardens Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
23.7% of students exceeded standard while 30.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.9 points above the Mt. Diablo Unified district average of 18.8%. Compared to the 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 13.2 points higher (vs 10.6% 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 6.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 90 | 32.2% | 31.1% | 63.3% |
| 4th | 89 | 31.5% | 21.4% | 52.8% |
| 5th | 94 | 26.6% | 35.1% | 61.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 89 | 24.7% | 31.5% | 56.2% |
| 4th | 88 | 12.5% | 34.1% | 46.6% |
| 5th | 94 | 14.9% | 29.8% | 44.7% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.1