Neil Cummins Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 53.5% |
| Met Standard | 25.2% |
| Below Standard | 21.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "79% proficient" for Neil Cummins Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
53.5% of students exceeded standard while 25.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 32.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Larkspur-Corte Madera district average of 52.8%. Compared to the 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 11.2 points higher (vs 42.3% 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 12.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 3.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 70.2% | 14.9% | 85.1% |
| 4th | 78 | 53.9% | 24.4% | 78.2% |
| 5th | 73 | 46.6% | 28.8% | 75.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 59.7% | 23.9% | 83.6% |
| 4th | 78 | 44.9% | 37.2% | 82.0% |
| 5th | 73 | 46.6% | 21.9% | 68.5% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 64.4