Sassarini Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.6% |
| Met Standard | 19.9% |
| Below Standard | 72.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Sassarini Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.6% of students exceeded standard while 19.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Sonoma Valley Unified district average of 9.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 9.5% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 5.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 15.4% | 17.3% | 32.7% |
| 4th | 52 | 7.7% | 32.7% | 40.4% |
| 5th | 44 | 2.3% | 25.0% | 27.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 54 | 3.7% | 20.4% | 24.1% |
| 4th | 53 | 7.5% | 15.1% | 22.6% |
| 5th | 45 | 8.9% | 8.9% | 17.8% |
Nearby schools
3 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.3