Parkside Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.1% |
| Met Standard | 18.7% |
| Below Standard | 75.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Parkside Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.1% of students exceeded standard while 18.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.1 points below the Pittsburg Unified district average of 9.3%. The 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 8.3% exceeded — 2.1 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 2.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 29.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 80 | 8.8% | 17.5% | 26.3% |
| 4th | 87 | 4.6% | 20.7% | 25.3% |
| 5th | 86 | 11.6% | 26.7% | 38.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 80 | 1.3% | 20.0% | 21.3% |
| 4th | 85 | 4.7% | 18.8% | 23.5% |
| 5th | 86 | 5.8% | 8.1% | 13.9% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 33.5