Taft Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.6% |
| Met Standard | 13.6% |
| Below Standard | 81.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "18% proficient" for Taft Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.6% of students exceeded standard while 13.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 20.3 points below the Redwood City Elementary district average of 24.9%. The 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 24.2% exceeded — 19.5 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 3.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 26.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 8.3% | 12.5% | 20.8% |
| 4th | 46 | 2.2% | 23.9% | 26.1% |
| 5th | 75 | 4.0% | 13.3% | 17.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 5.9% | 9.8% | 15.7% |
| 4th | 47 | 2.1% | 14.9% | 17.0% |
| 5th | 76 | 5.3% | 7.9% | 13.2% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.4