Ruth Acty Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 62.7% |
| Met Standard | 22.9% |
| Below Standard | 14.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "86% proficient" for Ruth Acty Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
62.7% of students exceeded standard while 22.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 41.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 15.7 points above the Berkeley Unified district average of 47.0%. Compared to the 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 21.5 points higher (vs 41.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 4.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 57.8% | 25.0% | 82.8% |
| 4th | 60 | 66.7% | 18.3% | 85.0% |
| 5th | 66 | 56.1% | 30.3% | 86.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 76.6% | 14.1% | 90.6% |
| 4th | 60 | 61.7% | 30.0% | 91.7% |
| 5th | 66 | 57.6% | 19.7% | 77.3% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 60.8