Silverwood Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 22.4% |
| Met Standard | 28.3% |
| Below Standard | 49.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for Silverwood Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
22.4% of students exceeded standard while 28.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.6 points above the Mt. Diablo Unified district average of 18.8%. Compared to the 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.8 points higher (vs 19.7% 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 12.0 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 | 83 | 25.3% | 33.7% | 59.0% |
| 4th | 76 | 19.7% | 27.6% | 47.4% |
| 5th | 94 | 27.7% | 21.3% | 48.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 84 | 20.2% | 35.7% | 56.0% |
| 4th | 80 | 23.8% | 27.5% | 51.3% |
| 5th | 95 | 17.9% | 24.2% | 42.1% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.6