Samuel Kennedy Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.2% |
| Met Standard | 15.6% |
| Below Standard | 75.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Samuel Kennedy Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.2% of students exceeded standard while 15.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 15.6 points below the Elk Grove Unified district average of 24.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 10.9% 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.
Students here improve by 7.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 36.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 123 | 7.3% | 6.5% | 13.8% |
| 4th | 103 | 6.8% | 19.4% | 26.2% |
| 5th | 138 | 8.7% | 25.4% | 34.1% |
| 6th | 136 | 8.1% | 22.8% | 30.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 124 | 12.9% | 13.7% | 26.6% |
| 4th | 108 | 6.5% | 17.6% | 24.1% |
| 5th | 143 | 10.5% | 11.2% | 21.7% |
| 6th | 142 | 12.7% | 8.4% | 21.1% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 34.4