How does Orangevale Open K-8 compare to other elementary schools in Fair Oaks?

Orangevale Open K-8 has a SchoolScope composite score of 51.2/100, placing it at the 69th percentile statewide. 21% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,684 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Orangevale Open K-8?

20.5% of students at Orangevale Open K-8 exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 50.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Orangevale Open K-8 improving or declining?

Orangevale Open K-8's proficiency rate increases by 3.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Orangevale Open K-8?

11.9% of students at Orangevale Open K-8 are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Orangevale Open K-8

San Juan Unified Fair Oaks Sacramento County 95628

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,684 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

585 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

32%

Teachers

24 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 17.1%

White 71.6%

Asian 2.4%

Black 0.5%

Other 8.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Orangevale Open K-8
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	20.5%
Met Standard	29.6%
Below Standard	49.9%

Exceeded

20.5%

Met

29.6%

Below

49.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "50% proficient" for Orangevale Open K-8 and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

20.5% of students exceeded standard while 29.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.6 points above the San Juan Unified district average of 13.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 19.4% 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.

Students here improve by 3.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

20.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

50.1%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

+3.6pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

11.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.5%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,684

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	51	11.8%	33.3%	31.4%	23.5%	45.1%
4th	81	35.8%	29.6%	14.8%	19.8%	65.4%
5th	84	22.6%	40.5%	20.2%	16.7%	63.1%
6th	60	16.7%	35.0%	26.7%	21.7%	51.7%
7th	87	18.4%	37.9%	17.2%	26.4%	56.3%
8th	61	11.5%	36.1%	21.3%	31.1%	47.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	51	11.8%	39.2%	27.4%	21.6%	51.0%
4th	80	23.8%	26.3%	36.3%	13.8%	50.0%
5th	82	19.5%	20.7%	35.4%	24.4%	40.2%
6th	60	16.7%	18.3%	25.0%	40.0%	35.0%
7th	83	22.9%	19.3%	19.3%	38.5%	42.2%
8th	62	33.9%	19.4%	32.3%	14.5%	53.2%