Ruhkala Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 32.3% |
| Met Standard | 33.8% |
| Below Standard | 33.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "66% proficient" for Ruhkala Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
32.3% of students exceeded standard while 33.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.7 points below the Rocklin Unified district average of 35.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 30.6% 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 21.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 4.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 38.3% | 34.0% | 72.3% |
| 4th | 46 | 54.4% | 30.4% | 84.8% |
| 5th | 53 | 20.8% | 30.2% | 50.9% |
| 6th | 51 | 25.5% | 43.1% | 68.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 27.7% | 42.5% | 70.2% |
| 4th | 46 | 34.8% | 37.0% | 71.7% |
| 5th | 54 | 18.5% | 29.6% | 48.1% |
| 6th | 51 | 39.2% | 23.5% | 62.8% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 55.7