Oak Knoll Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 57.8% |
| Met Standard | 26.8% |
| Below Standard | 15.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "85% proficient" for Oak Knoll Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
57.8% of students exceeded standard while 26.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 36.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Menlo Park City Elementary district average of 56.9%. Compared to the 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 14.3 points higher (vs 43.5% average). 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 3.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 5.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 56.5% | 21.2% | 77.7% |
| 4th | 99 | 61.6% | 23.2% | 84.8% |
| 5th | 91 | 59.3% | 29.7% | 89.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 84 | 51.2% | 33.3% | 84.5% |
| 4th | 99 | 59.6% | 31.3% | 90.9% |
| 5th | 91 | 58.2% | 22.0% | 80.2% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 63.8