Santa Rita Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 1.9% |
| Met Standard | 8.4% |
| Below Standard | 89.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "10% proficient" for Santa Rita Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
1.9% of students exceeded standard while 8.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.6 points below the Santa Rita Union Elementary district average of 7.5%. The 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 7.5% exceeded — 5.7 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 0.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 95 | 2.1% | 7.4% | 9.5% |
| 4th | 74 | 1.4% | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 5th | 97 | 3.1% | 12.4% | 15.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 95 | 2.1% | 12.6% | 14.7% |
| 4th | 75 | 1.3% | 4.0% | 5.3% |
| 5th | 97 | 1.0% | 8.3% | 9.3% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.7