Ramon S. Tafoya Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.8% |
| Met Standard | 17.7% |
| Below Standard | 71.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Ramon S. Tafoya Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.8% of students exceeded standard while 17.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.9 points below the Woodland Joint Unified district average of 13.7%. The 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.4% exceeded — 4.6 points higher. 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 5.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 26.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 104 | 11.5% | 12.5% | 24.0% |
| 4th | 110 | 12.7% | 17.3% | 30.0% |
| 5th | 112 | 12.5% | 23.2% | 35.7% |
| 6th | 114 | 11.4% | 28.1% | 39.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 104 | 12.5% | 11.5% | 24.0% |
| 4th | 109 | 3.7% | 20.2% | 23.9% |
| 5th | 111 | 6.3% | 16.2% | 22.5% |
| 6th | 114 | 15.8% | 12.3% | 28.1% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.5