Sylvan Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.0% |
| Met Standard | 14.8% |
| Below Standard | 78.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Sylvan Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.0% of students exceeded standard while 14.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.9 points below the Sylvan Union Elementary district average of 14.9%. The 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.2% exceeded — 8.2 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 1.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 6.3% | 17.5% | 23.8% |
| 4th | 59 | 6.8% | 13.6% | 20.3% |
| 5th | 43 | 9.3% | 20.9% | 30.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 7.9% | 15.9% | 23.8% |
| 4th | 59 | 5.1% | 13.6% | 18.6% |
| 5th | 43 | 7.0% | 7.0% | 13.9% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.0