Sutro Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 39.0% |
| Met Standard | 34.3% |
| Below Standard | 26.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "73% proficient" for Sutro Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
39.0% of students exceeded standard while 34.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.1 points above the San Francisco Unified district average of 24.9%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 40.7% 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 26.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 38 | 42.1% | 42.1% | 84.2% |
| 4th | 44 | 38.6% | 34.1% | 72.7% |
| 5th | 34 | 26.5% | 35.3% | 61.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 38 | 55.3% | 31.6% | 86.8% |
| 4th | 45 | 44.4% | 33.3% | 77.8% |
| 5th | 34 | 26.5% | 29.4% | 55.9% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 62.4