Thomas P. Ryan Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 3.5% |
| Met Standard | 13.0% |
| Below Standard | 83.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "17% proficient" for Thomas P. Ryan Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
3.5% of students exceeded standard while 13.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.7 points below the Alum Rock Union Elementary district average of 9.2%. The 32 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.5% exceeded — 10.0 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 13.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 41 | 2.4% | 4.9% | 7.3% |
| 4th | 44 | 6.8% | 11.4% | 18.2% |
| 5th | 51 | 7.8% | 17.6% | 25.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 42 | 0.0% | 9.5% | 9.5% |
| 4th | 48 | 0.0% | 18.8% | 18.8% |
| 5th | 52 | 3.9% | 15.4% | 19.2% |
Nearby schools
32 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.1