Venetia Valley K-8
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.9% |
| Met Standard | 17.4% |
| Below Standard | 74.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Venetia Valley K-8 and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.9% of students exceeded standard while 17.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.7 points below the San Rafael City Elementary district average of 21.6%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 28.5% exceeded — 20.6 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 16.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 8.3% | 9.7% | 18.1% |
| 4th | 70 | 7.1% | 17.1% | 24.3% |
| 5th | 75 | 10.7% | 26.7% | 37.3% |
| 6th | 77 | 6.5% | 14.3% | 20.8% |
| 7th | 79 | 3.8% | 16.5% | 20.3% |
| 8th | 75 | 6.7% | 20.0% | 26.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 5.3% | 14.7% | 20.0% |
| 4th | 70 | 7.1% | 22.9% | 30.0% |
| 5th | 77 | 15.6% | 18.2% | 33.8% |
| 6th | 77 | 6.5% | 15.6% | 22.1% |
| 7th | 79 | 5.1% | 12.7% | 17.7% |
| 8th | 74 | 12.2% | 20.3% | 32.4% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 53.3