Steele Lane Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 2.6% |
| Met Standard | 8.8% |
| Below Standard | 88.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "11% proficient" for Steele Lane Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
2.6% of students exceeded standard while 8.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.9 points below the Santa Rosa Elementary district average of 9.5%. The 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.8% exceeded — 8.3 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 14.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 34.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 61 | 3.3% | 9.8% | 13.1% |
| 4th | 46 | 2.2% | 10.9% | 13.0% |
| 5th | 53 | 3.8% | 3.8% | 7.5% |
| 6th | 57 | 1.8% | 5.3% | 7.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 1.5% | 24.6% | 26.1% |
| 4th | 47 | 6.4% | 6.4% | 12.8% |
| 5th | 55 | 0.0% | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| 6th | 58 | 1.7% | 5.2% | 6.9% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.2