Theodore Judah Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 31.8% |
| Met Standard | 28.1% |
| Below Standard | 40.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "60% proficient" for Theodore Judah Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
31.8% of students exceeded standard while 28.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 16.2 points above the Sacramento City Unified district average of 15.6%. Compared to the 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 13.1 points higher (vs 18.7% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 5.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 19.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 43.4% | 18.9% | 62.3% |
| 4th | 56 | 39.3% | 21.4% | 60.7% |
| 5th | 56 | 23.2% | 30.4% | 53.6% |
| 6th | 55 | 40.0% | 34.5% | 74.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 24.5% | 32.1% | 56.6% |
| 4th | 57 | 29.8% | 28.1% | 57.9% |
| 5th | 56 | 23.2% | 32.1% | 55.4% |
| 6th | 55 | 30.9% | 27.3% | 58.2% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.7