Ruby Bridges Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 18.3% |
| Met Standard | 21.7% |
| Below Standard | 60.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "40% proficient" for Ruby Bridges Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
18.3% of students exceeded standard while 21.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 21.7 points below the Alameda Unified district average of 40.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 19.5% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 6.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 30.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 15.3% | 22.2% | 37.5% |
| 4th | 57 | 21.1% | 15.8% | 36.8% |
| 5th | 62 | 21.0% | 22.6% | 43.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 20.6% | 30.1% | 50.7% |
| 4th | 56 | 17.9% | 21.4% | 39.3% |
| 5th | 63 | 14.3% | 17.5% | 31.8% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.7