North Park Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 40.6% |
| Met Standard | 30.3% |
| Below Standard | 29.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "71% proficient" for North Park Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
40.6% of students exceeded standard while 30.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.6 points above the Saugus Union district average of 38.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 41.8% 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.
Proficiency drops by 6.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 4.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 50.7% | 24.7% | 75.3% |
| 4th | 63 | 38.1% | 33.3% | 71.4% |
| 5th | 64 | 45.3% | 34.4% | 79.7% |
| 6th | 68 | 33.8% | 47.1% | 80.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 46.6% | 30.1% | 76.7% |
| 4th | 63 | 31.8% | 27.0% | 58.7% |
| 5th | 64 | 35.9% | 23.4% | 59.4% |
| 6th | 68 | 42.6% | 22.1% | 64.7% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 63.4