Thornhill Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 38.4% |
| Met Standard | 24.8% |
| Below Standard | 36.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "63% proficient" for Thornhill Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
38.4% of students exceeded standard while 24.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 24.1 points above the Oakland Unified district average of 14.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 38.2% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 1.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 62 | 45.2% | 11.3% | 56.5% |
| 4th | 46 | 45.6% | 15.2% | 60.9% |
| 5th | 48 | 18.8% | 39.6% | 58.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 62 | 35.5% | 33.9% | 69.3% |
| 4th | 46 | 43.5% | 26.1% | 69.6% |
| 5th | 48 | 41.7% | 22.9% | 64.6% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 56.9