San Mateo Park Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 3.9% |
| Met Standard | 6.0% |
| Below Standard | 90.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "10% proficient" for San Mateo Park Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
3.9% of students exceeded standard while 6.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 26.6 points below the San Mateo-Foster City district average of 30.5%. The 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 41.0% exceeded — 37.1 points higher. 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 21.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 29.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 0.0% | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| 4th | 52 | 0.0% | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| 5th | 56 | 10.7% | 12.5% | 23.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 0.0% | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| 4th | 54 | 0.0% | 1.9% | 1.9% |
| 5th | 57 | 12.3% | 12.3% | 24.6% |
Nearby schools
15 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 60.5