Sandburg Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 39.4% |
| Met Standard | 25.6% |
| Below Standard | 35.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "65% proficient" for Sandburg Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
39.4% of students exceeded standard while 25.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.1 points above the San Diego Unified district average of 25.3%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 43.1% exceeded — 3.6 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 0.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 76 | 44.7% | 14.5% | 59.2% |
| 4th | 66 | 42.4% | 22.7% | 65.2% |
| 5th | 65 | 36.9% | 30.8% | 67.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 76 | 39.5% | 32.9% | 72.4% |
| 4th | 66 | 30.3% | 30.3% | 60.6% |
| 5th | 66 | 42.4% | 22.7% | 65.2% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 61.9