Sunshine Gardens Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.5% |
| Met Standard | 23.4% |
| Below Standard | 63.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "37% proficient" for Sunshine Gardens Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.5% of students exceeded standard while 23.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.3 points below the South San Francisco Unified district average of 22.7%. The 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.4% exceeded — 9.9 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 7.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 44 | 13.6% | 18.2% | 31.8% |
| 4th | 44 | 15.9% | 22.7% | 38.6% |
| 5th | 66 | 16.7% | 28.8% | 45.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 41 | 4.9% | 31.7% | 36.6% |
| 4th | 47 | 10.6% | 19.1% | 29.8% |
| 5th | 66 | 18.2% | 19.7% | 37.9% |
Nearby schools
15 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.0