Theuerkauf Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 22.5% |
| Met Standard | 16.5% |
| Below Standard | 61.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Theuerkauf Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
22.5% of students exceeded standard while 16.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 18.8 points below the Mountain View Whisman district average of 41.4%. The 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 53.7% exceeded — 31.1 points higher. 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 7.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 44 | 20.4% | 18.2% | 38.6% |
| 4th | 50 | 22.0% | 8.0% | 30.0% |
| 5th | 30 | 23.3% | 30.0% | 53.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 44 | 22.7% | 18.2% | 40.9% |
| 4th | 54 | 18.5% | 13.0% | 31.5% |
| 5th | 31 | 29.0% | 12.9% | 41.9% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 67.1