Sheppard Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.0% |
| Met Standard | 23.5% |
| Below Standard | 63.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Sheppard Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.0% of students exceeded standard while 23.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.4 points above the Roseland district average of 10.6%. Compared to the 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 3.0 points higher (vs 10.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 1.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 10.0% | 21.4% | 31.4% |
| 4th | 74 | 12.2% | 21.6% | 33.8% |
| 5th | 82 | 17.1% | 23.2% | 40.2% |
| 6th | 81 | 11.1% | 33.3% | 44.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 14.1% | 25.4% | 39.4% |
| 4th | 74 | 12.2% | 24.3% | 36.5% |
| 5th | 86 | 10.5% | 17.4% | 27.9% |
| 6th | 84 | 16.7% | 21.4% | 38.1% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.5