Walnut Grove Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 61.4% |
| Met Standard | 22.9% |
| Below Standard | 15.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "84% proficient" for Walnut Grove Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
61.4% of students exceeded standard while 22.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 40.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.1 points above the Pleasanton Unified district average of 50.4%. Compared to the 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 9.5 points higher (vs 52.0% 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 4.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 5.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 122 | 54.1% | 29.5% | 83.6% |
| 4th | 115 | 57.4% | 27.0% | 84.3% |
| 5th | 123 | 67.5% | 17.9% | 85.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 122 | 60.7% | 29.5% | 90.2% |
| 4th | 115 | 55.6% | 26.1% | 81.7% |
| 5th | 123 | 73.2% | 7.3% | 80.5% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 68.8