How does Tolenas Academy of Music and Media compare to other elementary schools in Fairfield?

Tolenas Academy of Music and Media has a SchoolScope composite score of 25.2/100, placing it at the 4th percentile statewide. 5% of students exceed standard, with a total of 632 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Tolenas Academy of Music and Media?

4.9% of students at Tolenas Academy of Music and Media exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 17.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Tolenas Academy of Music and Media improving or declining?

Tolenas Academy of Music and Media's proficiency rate decreases by 13.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Tolenas Academy of Music and Media?

39.7% of students at Tolenas Academy of Music and Media are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Tolenas Academy of Music and Media

Fairfield-Suisun Unified Fairfield Solano County 94533

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

632 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

535 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

72%

Teachers

21 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 52.9%

White 6.9%

Asian 2.1%

Black 15.9%

Other 22.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Tolenas Academy of Music and Media
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	4.9%
Met Standard	12.7%
Below Standard	82.3%

Exceeded

4.9%

Met

12.7%

Below

82.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "18% proficient" for Tolenas Academy of Music and Media and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

4.9% of students exceeded standard while 12.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.4 points below the Fairfield-Suisun Unified district average of 13.3%. The 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 8.2% exceeded — 3.2 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 13.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 39.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.