Sandpiper Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 49.1% |
| Met Standard | 25.3% |
| Below Standard | 25.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "74% proficient" for Sandpiper Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
49.1% of students exceeded standard while 25.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 28.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.2 points below the Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary district average of 55.3%. Compared to the 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.5 points higher (vs 46.6% average). 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 6.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 46.9% | 26.5% | 73.5% |
| 4th | 72 | 44.4% | 25.0% | 69.4% |
| 5th | 70 | 60.0% | 22.9% | 82.9% |
| 6th | 31 | 32.3% | 22.6% | 54.8% |
| 7th | 49 | 61.2% | 30.6% | 91.8% |
| 8th | 46 | 32.6% | 39.1% | 71.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 49.0% | 28.6% | 77.5% |
| 4th | 72 | 48.6% | 26.4% | 75.0% |
| 5th | 70 | 54.3% | 27.1% | 81.4% |
| 6th | 31 | 41.9% | 19.4% | 61.3% |
| 7th | 50 | 64.0% | 18.0% | 82.0% |
| 8th | 46 | 52.2% | 17.4% | 69.6% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 65.1