Tom Matsumoto Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 59.7% |
| Met Standard | 18.7% |
| Below Standard | 21.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "78% proficient" for Tom Matsumoto Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
59.7% of students exceeded standard while 18.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 38.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 23.4 points above the Evergreen Elementary district average of 36.3%. Compared to the 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 26.6 points higher (vs 33.2% 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 4.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 97 | 62.9% | 15.5% | 78.3% |
| 4th | 102 | 63.7% | 15.7% | 79.4% |
| 5th | 104 | 60.6% | 18.3% | 78.8% |
| 6th | 125 | 54.4% | 28.0% | 82.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 99 | 61.6% | 22.2% | 83.8% |
| 4th | 102 | 57.8% | 17.6% | 75.5% |
| 5th | 105 | 59.0% | 14.3% | 73.3% |
| 6th | 126 | 57.9% | 17.5% | 75.4% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 55.6