Murwood Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 38.5% |
| Met Standard | 29.0% |
| Below Standard | 32.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "67% proficient" for Murwood Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
38.5% of students exceeded standard while 29.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.2 points below the Walnut Creek Elementary district average of 42.7%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 43.9% exceeded — 5.4 points higher. 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 10.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 57 | 38.6% | 24.6% | 63.2% |
| 4th | 58 | 44.8% | 19.0% | 63.8% |
| 5th | 81 | 44.4% | 33.3% | 77.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 60 | 26.7% | 36.7% | 63.3% |
| 4th | 61 | 36.1% | 29.5% | 65.6% |
| 5th | 83 | 39.8% | 30.1% | 69.9% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 65.5