Phillips Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.2% |
| Met Standard | 14.6% |
| Below Standard | 78.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Phillips Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.2% of students exceeded standard while 14.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.9 points below the Napa Valley Unified district average of 16.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 8.1% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 3.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 62 | 8.1% | 14.5% | 22.6% |
| 4th | 70 | 7.1% | 12.9% | 20.0% |
| 5th | 53 | 7.5% | 15.1% | 22.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 11.1% | 17.5% | 28.6% |
| 4th | 72 | 2.8% | 13.9% | 16.7% |
| 5th | 58 | 6.9% | 13.8% | 20.7% |
Nearby schools
3 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 34.4