T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 1.9% |
| Met Standard | 5.5% |
| Below Standard | 92.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "7% proficient" for T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
1.9% of students exceeded standard while 5.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.5 points below the Pajaro Valley Unified district average of 8.4%. The 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 6.3% exceeded — 4.4 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 0.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 29.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 3.8% | 5.1% | 8.9% |
| 4th | 83 | 1.2% | 1.2% | 2.4% |
| 5th | 79 | 3.8% | 11.4% | 15.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 1.3% | 10.3% | 11.5% |
| 4th | 83 | 0.0% | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| 5th | 78 | 1.3% | 2.6% | 3.9% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 34.0