Pershing Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 34.8% |
| Met Standard | 25.4% |
| Below Standard | 39.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "60% proficient" for Pershing Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
34.8% of students exceeded standard while 25.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 21.9 points above the San Juan Unified district average of 13.0%. Compared to the 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 17.0 points higher (vs 17.8% average). 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 8.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 74 | 44.6% | 17.6% | 62.2% |
| 4th | 80 | 42.5% | 26.3% | 68.8% |
| 5th | 87 | 42.5% | 27.6% | 70.1% |
| 6th | 51 | 23.5% | 37.3% | 60.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 32.0% | 20.0% | 52.0% |
| 4th | 81 | 25.9% | 28.4% | 54.3% |
| 5th | 87 | 46.0% | 14.9% | 60.9% |
| 6th | 52 | 19.2% | 32.7% | 51.9% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.4