Sunnybrae Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.7% |
| Met Standard | 13.3% |
| Below Standard | 82.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "18% proficient" for Sunnybrae Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.7% of students exceeded standard while 13.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 25.8 points below the San Mateo-Foster City district average of 30.5%. The 17 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 34.1% exceeded — 29.4 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 9.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 27.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 60 | 6.7% | 16.7% | 23.3% |
| 4th | 50 | 6.0% | 12.0% | 18.0% |
| 5th | 51 | 3.9% | 13.7% | 17.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 61 | 0.0% | 22.9% | 22.9% |
| 4th | 51 | 7.8% | 7.8% | 15.7% |
| 5th | 52 | 3.9% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 55.8