Yerba Buena Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 38.4% |
| Met Standard | 28.6% |
| Below Standard | 33.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "67% proficient" for Yerba Buena Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
38.4% of students exceeded standard while 28.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Las Virgenes Unified district average of 37.7%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 38.1% 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 1.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 28.6% | 30.2% | 58.7% |
| 4th | 64 | 59.4% | 21.9% | 81.3% |
| 5th | 58 | 48.3% | 27.6% | 75.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 23.8% | 41.3% | 65.1% |
| 4th | 64 | 43.8% | 31.3% | 75.0% |
| 5th | 57 | 26.3% | 19.3% | 45.6% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 61.9