Silver Spur Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 61.4% |
| Met Standard | 25.2% |
| Below Standard | 13.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "87% proficient" for Silver Spur Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
61.4% of students exceeded standard while 25.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 40.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.1 points above the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified district average of 56.3%. Compared to the 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 7.2 points higher (vs 54.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 2.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 89 | 76.4% | 10.1% | 86.5% |
| 4th | 99 | 63.6% | 24.2% | 87.9% |
| 5th | 79 | 58.2% | 36.7% | 94.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 90 | 62.2% | 24.4% | 86.7% |
| 4th | 99 | 53.5% | 28.3% | 81.8% |
| 5th | 79 | 54.4% | 27.9% | 82.3% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 71.7