Shaffer Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.4% |
| Met Standard | 19.5% |
| Below Standard | 68.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "32% proficient" for Shaffer Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.4% of students exceeded standard while 19.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.1 points below the Atwater Elementary district average of 16.6%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 18.9% exceeded — 6.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 10.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 59 | 11.9% | 23.7% | 35.6% |
| 4th | 57 | 17.5% | 19.3% | 36.8% |
| 5th | 56 | 16.1% | 25.0% | 41.1% |
| 6th | 61 | 9.8% | 21.3% | 31.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 59 | 13.6% | 28.8% | 42.4% |
| 4th | 57 | 7.0% | 19.3% | 26.3% |
| 5th | 56 | 8.9% | 7.1% | 16.1% |
| 6th | 61 | 14.8% | 11.5% | 26.2% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.1