West Portal Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 32.9% |
| Met Standard | 29.9% |
| Below Standard | 37.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "63% proficient" for West Portal Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
32.9% of students exceeded standard while 29.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.9 points above the San Francisco Unified district average of 24.9%. Compared to the 41 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.5 points higher (vs 30.4% average). 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 5.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 27.1% | 32.3% | 59.4% |
| 4th | 91 | 30.8% | 26.4% | 57.1% |
| 5th | 86 | 44.2% | 26.7% | 70.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 31.3% | 32.3% | 63.5% |
| 4th | 91 | 31.9% | 30.8% | 62.6% |
| 5th | 87 | 32.2% | 31.0% | 63.2% |
Nearby schools
41 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 52.9