Sylvia Cassell Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.7% |
| Met Standard | 11.4% |
| Below Standard | 80.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "19% proficient" for Sylvia Cassell Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.7% of students exceeded standard while 11.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Alum Rock Union Elementary district average of 9.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 9.1% 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.
Students here improve by 0.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 42 | 9.5% | 9.5% | 19.1% |
| 4th | 38 | 13.2% | 10.5% | 23.7% |
| 5th | 37 | 13.5% | 13.5% | 27.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 43 | 2.3% | 18.6% | 20.9% |
| 4th | 38 | 5.3% | 5.3% | 10.5% |
| 5th | 37 | 2.7% | 10.8% | 13.5% |
Nearby schools
32 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.4