Sessions Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 34.0% |
| Met Standard | 33.1% |
| Below Standard | 33.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "67% proficient" for Sessions Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
34.0% of students exceeded standard while 33.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.6 points above the San Diego Unified district average of 25.3%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 33.5% 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 3.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 57 | 36.8% | 26.3% | 63.2% |
| 4th | 65 | 44.6% | 20.0% | 64.6% |
| 5th | 52 | 38.5% | 40.4% | 78.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 57 | 36.8% | 40.4% | 77.2% |
| 4th | 65 | 24.6% | 38.5% | 63.1% |
| 5th | 54 | 22.2% | 33.3% | 55.6% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 55.5