Phoebe A. Hearst Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 54.4% |
| Met Standard | 26.1% |
| Below Standard | 19.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "81% proficient" for Phoebe A. Hearst Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
54.4% of students exceeded standard while 26.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 33.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 38.8 points above the Sacramento City Unified district average of 15.6%. Compared to the 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 40.5 points higher (vs 13.9% 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 0.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 4.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 90 | 55.6% | 18.9% | 74.4% |
| 4th | 92 | 71.7% | 18.5% | 90.2% |
| 5th | 95 | 60.0% | 25.3% | 85.3% |
| 6th | 93 | 40.9% | 44.1% | 85.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 90 | 50.0% | 28.9% | 78.9% |
| 4th | 92 | 63.0% | 26.1% | 89.1% |
| 5th | 95 | 49.5% | 17.9% | 67.4% |
| 6th | 92 | 44.6% | 29.4% | 73.9% |
Nearby schools
15 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.3