San Rafael Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 26.1% |
| Met Standard | 22.4% |
| Below Standard | 51.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "49% proficient" for San Rafael Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
26.1% of students exceeded standard while 22.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.4 points above the Pasadena Unified district average of 23.7%. The 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 28.8% exceeded — 2.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 30.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 28.8% | 22.7% | 51.5% |
| 4th | 58 | 53.5% | 17.2% | 70.7% |
| 5th | 65 | 13.8% | 20.0% | 33.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 22.7% | 37.9% | 60.6% |
| 4th | 58 | 32.8% | 25.9% | 58.6% |
| 5th | 65 | 6.2% | 10.8% | 16.9% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.9