Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 48.5% |
| Met Standard | 26.5% |
| Below Standard | 25.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "75% proficient" for Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
48.5% of students exceeded standard while 26.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 27.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 19.8 points above the Folsom-Cordova Unified district average of 28.8%. Compared to the 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 8.0 points higher (vs 40.5% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 11.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 50.0% | 27.1% | 77.1% |
| 4th | 80 | 58.8% | 18.8% | 77.5% |
| 5th | 80 | 42.5% | 31.3% | 73.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 50.7% | 31.0% | 81.7% |
| 4th | 81 | 45.7% | 32.1% | 77.8% |
| 5th | 80 | 43.8% | 18.8% | 62.5% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 61.1