Serra (Junipero) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.2% |
| Met Standard | 15.2% |
| Below Standard | 77.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Serra (Junipero) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.2% of students exceeded standard while 15.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 17.7 points below the San Francisco Unified district average of 24.9%. The 41 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.5% exceeded — 12.3 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 8.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 38.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 39 | 2.6% | 10.3% | 12.8% |
| 4th | 56 | 17.9% | 17.9% | 35.7% |
| 5th | 44 | 6.8% | 18.2% | 25.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 38 | 5.3% | 5.3% | 10.5% |
| 4th | 57 | 5.3% | 28.1% | 33.3% |
| 5th | 41 | 4.9% | 9.8% | 14.6% |
Nearby schools
41 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.3