Sleepy Hollow Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 65.8% |
| Met Standard | 20.3% |
| Below Standard | 13.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "86% proficient" for Sleepy Hollow Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
65.8% of students exceeded standard while 20.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 44.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.3 points above the Orinda Union district average of 63.4%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 64.6% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 1.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 4.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 74.6% | 17.9% | 92.5% |
| 4th | 58 | 67.2% | 10.3% | 77.6% |
| 5th | 62 | 59.7% | 30.6% | 90.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 71.6% | 17.9% | 89.5% |
| 4th | 58 | 51.7% | 25.9% | 77.6% |
| 5th | 62 | 69.3% | 19.4% | 88.7% |
Nearby schools
2 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 78.8