Sheldon Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.3% |
| Met Standard | 15.2% |
| Below Standard | 80.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "19% proficient" for Sheldon Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.3% of students exceeded standard while 15.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.1 points below the West Contra Costa Unified district average of 12.3%. The 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.3% exceeded — 11.1 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 9.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 36.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 45 | 2.2% | 24.4% | 26.7% |
| 4th | 41 | 7.3% | 21.9% | 29.3% |
| 5th | 41 | 2.4% | 19.5% | 21.9% |
| 6th | 29 | 3.5% | 20.7% | 24.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 43 | 4.7% | 13.9% | 18.6% |
| 4th | 41 | 7.3% | 12.2% | 19.5% |
| 5th | 41 | 0.0% | 4.9% | 4.9% |
| 6th | 29 | 6.9% | 3.5% | 10.3% |
Nearby schools
19 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.9