Sisk Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.7% |
| Met Standard | 23.9% |
| Below Standard | 59.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for Sisk Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.7% of students exceeded standard while 23.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Salida Union Elementary district average of 16.3%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.2% exceeded — 2.5 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 9.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 4.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 39 | 23.1% | 28.2% | 51.3% |
| 4th | 41 | 12.2% | 14.6% | 26.8% |
| 5th | 48 | 18.8% | 29.2% | 47.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 39 | 17.9% | 35.9% | 53.9% |
| 4th | 42 | 7.1% | 19.1% | 26.2% |
| 5th | 48 | 20.8% | 16.7% | 37.5% |
Nearby schools
5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.6