Santa Rita Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 59.9% |
| Met Standard | 17.4% |
| Below Standard | 22.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "77% proficient" for Santa Rita Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
59.9% of students exceeded standard while 17.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 39.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.5 points below the Los Altos Elementary district average of 65.4%. Compared to the 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.8 points higher (vs 54.1% 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 9.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 43 | 74.4% | 11.6% | 86.0% |
| 4th | 41 | 46.3% | 17.1% | 63.4% |
| 5th | 50 | 40.0% | 36.0% | 76.0% |
| 6th | 47 | 76.6% | 10.6% | 87.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 44 | 61.4% | 20.4% | 81.8% |
| 4th | 43 | 41.9% | 20.9% | 62.8% |
| 5th | 50 | 58.0% | 14.0% | 72.0% |
| 6th | 47 | 80.8% | 8.5% | 89.4% |
Nearby schools
19 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 68.3