Tamarack Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 1.6% |
| Met Standard | 7.0% |
| Below Standard | 91.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "9% proficient" for Tamarack Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
1.6% of students exceeded standard while 7.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Reef-Sunset Unified district average of 3.4%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 5.1% exceeded — 3.5 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 1.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 0.0% | 9.4% | 9.4% |
| 4th | 63 | 4.8% | 9.5% | 14.3% |
| 5th | 59 | 1.7% | 6.8% | 8.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 0.0% | 4.7% | 4.7% |
| 4th | 63 | 3.2% | 7.9% | 11.1% |
| 5th | 58 | 0.0% | 3.5% | 3.5% |
Nearby schools
1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.0