Nystrom Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.5% |
| Met Standard | 13.4% |
| Below Standard | 79.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for Nystrom Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.5% of students exceeded standard while 13.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.9 points below the West Contra Costa Unified district average of 12.3%. Compared to the 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 4.5 points higher (vs 3.0% 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 4.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 41.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 4.3% | 6.4% | 10.6% |
| 4th | 50 | 6.0% | 14.0% | 20.0% |
| 5th | 54 | 3.7% | 9.3% | 13.0% |
| 6th | 49 | 10.2% | 26.5% | 36.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 8.2% | 18.4% | 26.5% |
| 4th | 53 | 1.9% | 11.3% | 13.2% |
| 5th | 54 | 3.7% | 11.1% | 14.8% |
| 6th | 50 | 22.0% | 10.0% | 32.0% |
Nearby schools
15 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 24.2