Northam Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.7% |
| Met Standard | 16.8% |
| Below Standard | 74.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "26% proficient" for Northam Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.7% of students exceeded standard while 16.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.0 points below the Rowland Unified district average of 16.7%. The 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.6% exceeded — 10.9 points higher. 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 0.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 54 | 14.8% | 18.5% | 33.3% |
| 4th | 52 | 13.5% | 11.5% | 25.0% |
| 5th | 37 | 13.5% | 21.6% | 35.1% |
| 6th | 47 | 10.6% | 23.4% | 34.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 55 | 9.1% | 14.6% | 23.6% |
| 4th | 53 | 5.7% | 11.3% | 17.0% |
| 5th | 38 | 0.0% | 23.7% | 23.7% |
| 6th | 47 | 2.1% | 10.6% | 12.8% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.7