Robert Sanders Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.7% |
| Met Standard | 19.4% |
| Below Standard | 72.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Robert Sanders Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.7% of students exceeded standard while 19.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Mount Pleasant Elementary district average of 9.3%. The 27 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.0% exceeded — 8.4 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 10.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 35 | 11.4% | 17.1% | 28.6% |
| 4th | 44 | 6.8% | 22.7% | 29.6% |
| 5th | 59 | 5.1% | 22.0% | 27.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 35 | 5.7% | 31.4% | 37.1% |
| 4th | 44 | 6.8% | 15.9% | 22.7% |
| 5th | 59 | 10.2% | 8.5% | 18.6% |
Nearby schools
27 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.0