Ortega (Jose) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 37.2% |
| Met Standard | 22.4% |
| Below Standard | 40.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "60% proficient" for Ortega (Jose) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
37.2% of students exceeded standard while 22.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.3 points above the San Francisco Unified district average of 24.9%. Compared to the 32 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 12.2 points higher (vs 25.1% 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 0.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 31.3% | 23.4% | 54.7% |
| 4th | 62 | 37.1% | 17.7% | 54.8% |
| 5th | 64 | 29.7% | 23.4% | 53.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 39.1% | 23.4% | 62.5% |
| 4th | 62 | 43.5% | 24.2% | 67.7% |
| 5th | 63 | 42.9% | 22.2% | 65.1% |
Nearby schools
32 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 49.4