Natividad Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.5% |
| Met Standard | 12.2% |
| Below Standard | 82.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "18% proficient" for Natividad Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.5% of students exceeded standard while 12.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.5 points below the Salinas City Elementary district average of 8.0%. The 27 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 7.9% exceeded — 2.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 13.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 22.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 97 | 8.3% | 13.4% | 21.6% |
| 4th | 105 | 4.8% | 9.5% | 14.3% |
| 5th | 107 | 1.9% | 12.2% | 14.0% |
| 6th | 78 | 7.7% | 23.1% | 30.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 99 | 7.1% | 17.2% | 24.2% |
| 4th | 107 | 4.7% | 3.7% | 8.4% |
| 5th | 107 | 0.9% | 3.7% | 4.7% |
| 6th | 78 | 9.0% | 15.4% | 24.4% |
Nearby schools
27 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.0