Shannon Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.3% |
| Met Standard | 20.2% |
| Below Standard | 68.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for Shannon Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.3% of students exceeded standard while 20.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the West Contra Costa Unified district average of 12.3%. The 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.6% exceeded — 2.3 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 1.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 27.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 42 | 11.9% | 14.3% | 26.2% |
| 4th | 45 | 15.6% | 22.2% | 37.8% |
| 5th | 44 | 11.4% | 25.0% | 36.4% |
| 6th | 46 | 10.9% | 28.3% | 39.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 43 | 9.3% | 23.3% | 32.6% |
| 4th | 45 | 6.7% | 22.2% | 28.9% |
| 5th | 44 | 9.1% | 11.4% | 20.4% |
| 6th | 46 | 15.2% | 15.2% | 30.4% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.7