Robert Semple Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 24.8% |
| Met Standard | 31.2% |
| Below Standard | 44.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "56% proficient" for Robert Semple Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
24.8% of students exceeded standard while 31.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.4 points below the Benicia Unified district average of 31.2%. The 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 33.4% exceeded — 8.6 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 13.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 21.7% | 40.6% | 62.3% |
| 4th | 69 | 34.8% | 29.0% | 63.8% |
| 5th | 79 | 19.0% | 35.4% | 54.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 25.7% | 35.7% | 61.4% |
| 4th | 69 | 26.1% | 26.1% | 52.2% |
| 5th | 78 | 21.8% | 20.5% | 42.3% |
Nearby schools
3 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 57.4