Yick Wo Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 33.4% |
| Met Standard | 32.3% |
| Below Standard | 34.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "66% proficient" for Yick Wo Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
33.4% of students exceeded standard while 32.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.4 points above the San Francisco Unified district average of 24.9%. Compared to the 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 7.2 points higher (vs 26.2% 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 10.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 31 | 35.5% | 32.3% | 67.7% |
| 4th | 26 | 26.9% | 42.3% | 69.2% |
| 5th | 30 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 66.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 31 | 25.8% | 45.2% | 71.0% |
| 4th | 25 | 48.0% | 20.0% | 68.0% |
| 5th | 29 | 31.0% | 20.7% | 51.7% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.8