Reach Academy Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.4% |
| Met Standard | 14.0% |
| Below Standard | 81.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "18% proficient" for Reach Academy Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.4% of students exceeded standard while 14.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.8 points below the Oakland Unified district average of 14.2%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 8.2% exceeded — 3.8 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 9.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 46.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 9.0% | 10.3% | 19.2% |
| 4th | 54 | 5.6% | 14.8% | 20.4% |
| 5th | 56 | 0.0% | 16.1% | 16.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 7.7% | 17.9% | 25.6% |
| 4th | 55 | 0.0% | 18.2% | 18.2% |
| 5th | 58 | 3.5% | 6.9% | 10.3% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 33.9