Sycamore Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.7% |
| Met Standard | 25.3% |
| Below Standard | 57.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "43% proficient" for Sycamore Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.7% of students exceeded standard while 25.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.0 points below the Upland Unified district average of 23.8%. The 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 22.8% exceeded — 5.1 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 5.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 62 | 19.4% | 19.4% | 38.7% |
| 4th | 59 | 27.1% | 23.7% | 50.9% |
| 5th | 60 | 23.3% | 28.3% | 51.7% |
| 6th | 55 | 16.4% | 32.7% | 49.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 6.3% | 34.4% | 40.6% |
| 4th | 60 | 10.0% | 18.3% | 28.3% |
| 5th | 61 | 21.3% | 18.0% | 39.3% |
| 6th | 55 | 18.2% | 27.3% | 45.5% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 49.6