Napa Valley Language Academy
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 15.3% |
| Met Standard | 23.0% |
| Below Standard | 61.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "38% proficient" for Napa Valley Language Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
15.3% of students exceeded standard while 23.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Napa Valley Unified district average of 16.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 13.4% exceeded — about the same. 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 16.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 10.4% | 15.6% | 26.0% |
| 4th | 82 | 26.8% | 14.6% | 41.5% |
| 5th | 84 | 14.3% | 38.1% | 52.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 8.3% | 25.0% | 33.3% |
| 4th | 82 | 13.4% | 23.2% | 36.6% |
| 5th | 84 | 19.1% | 21.4% | 40.5% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.3