Penngrove Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.5% |
| Met Standard | 30.2% |
| Below Standard | 52.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "48% proficient" for Penngrove Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.5% of students exceeded standard while 30.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Petaluma City Elementary district average of 17.0%. The 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 32.5% exceeded — 15.0 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 10.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 16.1% | 30.4% | 46.4% |
| 4th | 61 | 24.6% | 24.6% | 49.2% |
| 5th | 50 | 20.0% | 30.0% | 50.0% |
| 6th | 47 | 8.5% | 31.9% | 40.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 21.4% | 33.9% | 55.4% |
| 4th | 61 | 19.7% | 44.3% | 63.9% |
| 5th | 50 | 16.0% | 14.0% | 30.0% |
| 6th | 47 | 12.8% | 31.9% | 44.7% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 56.8