Santee Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.8% |
| Met Standard | 12.2% |
| Below Standard | 83.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "17% proficient" for Santee Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.8% of students exceeded standard while 12.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.5 points below the Franklin-McKinley Elementary district average of 13.3%. The 29 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 8.3% exceeded — 3.5 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 8.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 36 | 2.8% | 11.1% | 13.9% |
| 4th | 39 | 12.8% | 17.9% | 30.8% |
| 5th | 44 | 9.1% | 20.4% | 29.6% |
| 6th | 54 | 0.0% | 14.8% | 14.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 39 | 2.6% | 7.7% | 10.3% |
| 4th | 42 | 7.1% | 9.5% | 16.7% |
| 5th | 45 | 2.2% | 8.9% | 11.1% |
| 6th | 55 | 1.8% | 7.3% | 9.1% |
Nearby schools
29 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.6