Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.9% |
| Met Standard | 26.6% |
| Below Standard | 60.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "40% proficient" for Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.9% of students exceeded standard while 26.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Ceres Unified district average of 11.1%. Compared to the 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.2 points higher (vs 10.7% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 23.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
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 | 47 | 21.3% | 21.3% | 42.5% |
| 4th | 48 | 18.8% | 18.8% | 37.5% |
| 5th | 55 | 9.1% | 21.8% | 30.9% |
| 6th | 52 | 15.4% | 40.4% | 55.8% |
| 7th | 59 | 13.6% | 33.9% | 47.5% |
| 8th | 60 | 11.7% | 48.3% | 60.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 14.6% | 39.6% | 54.2% |
| 4th | 49 | 10.2% | 20.4% | 30.6% |
| 5th | 55 | 3.6% | 14.6% | 18.2% |
| 6th | 53 | 20.8% | 20.8% | 41.5% |
| 7th | 60 | 8.3% | 16.7% | 25.0% |
| 8th | 61 | 8.2% | 22.9% | 31.1% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.2