Spruce Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.8% |
| Met Standard | 15.2% |
| Below Standard | 78.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Spruce Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.8% of students exceeded standard while 15.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 16.0 points below the South San Francisco Unified district average of 22.7%. The 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 22.9% exceeded — 16.1 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 2.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 2.2% | 19.6% | 21.7% |
| 4th | 66 | 10.6% | 19.7% | 30.3% |
| 5th | 64 | 9.4% | 12.5% | 21.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 45 | 2.2% | 15.6% | 17.8% |
| 4th | 66 | 9.1% | 18.2% | 27.3% |
| 5th | 64 | 6.3% | 6.3% | 12.5% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.0