William Saroyan Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.1% |
| Met Standard | 24.5% |
| Below Standard | 59.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for William Saroyan Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.1% of students exceeded standard while 24.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Central Unified district average of 15.9%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.3% exceeded — 3.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 30.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 27.4% | 30.1% | 57.5% |
| 4th | 93 | 21.5% | 24.7% | 46.2% |
| 5th | 92 | 9.8% | 27.2% | 37.0% |
| 6th | 85 | 12.9% | 32.9% | 45.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 74 | 29.7% | 31.1% | 60.8% |
| 4th | 93 | 10.8% | 26.9% | 37.6% |
| 5th | 91 | 6.6% | 13.2% | 19.8% |
| 6th | 85 | 10.6% | 10.6% | 21.2% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.1