Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.8% |
| Met Standard | 22.6% |
| Below Standard | 60.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.8% of students exceeded standard while 22.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Los Nietos district average of 15.8%. The 28 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 21.2% exceeded — 4.5 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 20.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 28 | 7.1% | 7.1% | 14.3% |
| 4th | 43 | 18.6% | 18.6% | 37.2% |
| 5th | 41 | 17.1% | 36.6% | 53.7% |
| 6th | 40 | 27.5% | 32.5% | 60.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 28 | 3.6% | 25.0% | 28.6% |
| 4th | 43 | 9.3% | 27.9% | 37.2% |
| 5th | 41 | 17.1% | 12.2% | 29.3% |
| 6th | 40 | 32.5% | 20.0% | 52.5% |
Nearby schools
28 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.3