Nicholas Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.7% |
| Met Standard | 11.2% |
| Below Standard | 82.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "18% proficient" for Nicholas Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.7% of students exceeded standard while 11.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.9 points below the Sacramento City Unified district average of 15.6%. The 24 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 9.1% 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 15.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 26.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 10.6% | 12.1% | 22.7% |
| 4th | 70 | 7.1% | 11.4% | 18.6% |
| 5th | 68 | 0.0% | 11.8% | 11.8% |
| 6th | 72 | 9.7% | 9.7% | 19.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 8.6% | 20.0% | 28.6% |
| 4th | 72 | 5.6% | 13.9% | 19.4% |
| 5th | 70 | 2.9% | 5.7% | 8.6% |
| 6th | 78 | 9.0% | 5.1% | 14.1% |
Nearby schools
24 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 32.6