Park Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.7% |
| Met Standard | 13.4% |
| Below Standard | 80.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "19% proficient" for Park Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.7% of students exceeded standard while 13.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.3 points below the Yuba City Unified district average of 13.0%. The 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.0% exceeded — 4.3 points higher. 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 26.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 89 | 4.5% | 9.0% | 13.5% |
| 4th | 85 | 11.8% | 16.5% | 28.2% |
| 5th | 104 | 7.7% | 14.4% | 22.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 95 | 3.2% | 15.8% | 18.9% |
| 4th | 90 | 4.4% | 16.7% | 21.1% |
| 5th | 106 | 2.8% | 8.5% | 11.3% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 33.9