Monte Verde Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 51.3% |
| Met Standard | 27.2% |
| Below Standard | 21.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "79% proficient" for Monte Verde Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
51.3% of students exceeded standard while 27.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 30.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 28.6 points above the South San Francisco Unified district average of 22.7%. Compared to the 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 26.8 points higher (vs 24.5% 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 8.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 4.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 91 | 52.8% | 25.3% | 78.0% |
| 4th | 88 | 52.3% | 28.4% | 80.7% |
| 5th | 91 | 48.4% | 27.5% | 75.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 91 | 55.0% | 31.9% | 86.8% |
| 4th | 88 | 51.1% | 27.3% | 78.4% |
| 5th | 91 | 48.4% | 23.1% | 71.4% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.2