Virginia Peterson Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.3% |
| Met Standard | 23.2% |
| Below Standard | 64.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for Virginia Peterson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.3% of students exceeded standard while 23.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Paso Robles Joint Unified district average of 13.6%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 12.7% 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.
Students here improve by 10.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 14.3% | 21.4% | 35.7% |
| 4th | 58 | 12.1% | 15.5% | 27.6% |
| 5th | 53 | 17.0% | 35.9% | 52.8% |
| 6th | 61 | 9.8% | 29.5% | 39.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 57 | 7.0% | 29.8% | 36.8% |
| 4th | 62 | 8.1% | 25.8% | 33.9% |
| 5th | 54 | 24.1% | 16.7% | 40.7% |
| 6th | 63 | 6.3% | 11.1% | 17.5% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.5