Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.2% |
| Met Standard | 17.6% |
| Below Standard | 73.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.2% of students exceeded standard while 17.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Alisal Union district average of 7.9%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 7.9% 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 22.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 9.3% | 13.3% | 22.7% |
| 4th | 77 | 16.9% | 15.6% | 32.5% |
| 5th | 83 | 2.4% | 8.4% | 10.8% |
| 6th | 76 | 7.9% | 32.9% | 40.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 76 | 15.8% | 26.3% | 42.1% |
| 4th | 86 | 8.1% | 18.6% | 26.7% |
| 5th | 85 | 3.5% | 4.7% | 8.2% |
| 6th | 80 | 10.0% | 21.3% | 31.3% |
Nearby schools
23 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.0