How does Salmon Creek School - A Charter compare to other elementary schools in Occidental?

Salmon Creek School - A Charter has a SchoolScope composite score of 40.5/100, placing it at the 41st percentile statewide. 19% of students exceed standard, with a total of 488 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Salmon Creek School - A Charter?

18.7% of students at Salmon Creek School - A Charter exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 50.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Salmon Creek School - A Charter improving or declining?

Salmon Creek School - A Charter's proficiency rate decreases by 16.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Salmon Creek School - A Charter?

23.6% of students at Salmon Creek School - A Charter are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Salmon Creek School - A Charter

Harmony Union Elementary Occidental Sonoma County 95465 Charter

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

488 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

179 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

24%

Teachers

9 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 14.5%

White 72.6%

Asian 0.6%

Black 0.6%

Other 11.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Salmon Creek School - A Charter
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	18.7%
Met Standard	31.7%
Below Standard	49.6%

Exceeded

18.7%

Met

31.7%

Below

49.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "50% proficient" for Salmon Creek School - A Charter and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

18.7% of students exceeded standard while 31.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 16.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 23.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

18.7%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

50.4%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-16.3pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

23.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

6.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

488

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	18	16.7%	38.9%	27.8%	16.7%	55.6%
4th	22	45.5%	31.8%	9.1%	13.6%	77.3%
5th	12	25.0%	33.3%	33.3%	8.3%	58.3%
6th	29	20.7%	41.4%	31.0%	6.9%	62.1%
7th	22	18.2%	27.3%	36.4%	18.2%	45.5%
8th	20	25.0%	55.0%	15.0%	5.0%	80.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	18	16.7%	27.8%	38.9%	16.7%	44.4%
4th	22	13.6%	40.9%	27.3%	18.2%	54.5%
5th	11	9.1%	0.0%	27.3%	63.6%	9.1%
6th	28	0.0%	28.6%	57.1%	14.3%	28.6%
7th	22	9.1%	18.2%	40.9%	31.8%	27.3%
8th	20	25.0%	35.0%	20.0%	20.0%	60.0%

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