Peter J. Shields Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 18.9% |
| Met Standard | 26.1% |
| Below Standard | 55.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "45% proficient" for Peter J. Shields Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
18.9% of students exceeded standard while 26.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.9 points below the Folsom-Cordova Unified district average of 28.8%. Compared to the 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.7 points higher (vs 12.1% 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 1.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 14.9% | 25.5% | 40.4% |
| 4th | 49 | 24.5% | 24.5% | 49.0% |
| 5th | 50 | 20.0% | 30.0% | 50.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 14.6% | 33.3% | 47.9% |
| 4th | 51 | 15.7% | 31.4% | 47.1% |
| 5th | 51 | 23.5% | 11.8% | 35.3% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.6