Pacific Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 3.7% |
| Met Standard | 7.9% |
| Below Standard | 88.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "12% proficient" for Pacific Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
3.7% of students exceeded standard while 7.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.9 points below the Sacramento City Unified district average of 15.6%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 7.3% exceeded — 3.6 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 15.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 87 | 11.5% | 11.5% | 23.0% |
| 4th | 73 | 1.4% | 13.7% | 15.1% |
| 5th | 83 | 2.4% | 7.2% | 9.6% |
| 6th | 85 | 1.2% | 7.1% | 8.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 10.5% | 10.5% | 20.9% |
| 4th | 73 | 0.0% | 9.6% | 9.6% |
| 5th | 83 | 0.0% | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| 6th | 85 | 2.4% | 1.2% | 3.5% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 29.3