Mary Casey Black Elementary School

Mary Casey Black Elementary is a public school located in Brentwood, CA, in a rural setting. The student population of Mary Casey Black Elementary is 721, and the school serves K-5. At Mary Casey Black Elementary, 35 percent of students scored at or above the math level, and 41 per cent scored at or above the math level.

The school’s minority student enrolment rate is 71%. The student-teacher ratio is 26:1, which is worse than that of the district. The student population consists of 53 per cent female students and 47 per cent male students. The school enrolls 43 per cent economically disadvantaged students. There are 28 equivalent full-time teachers and 0 full-time school counselors.

Mary Casey Black Elementary is committed to developing a healthy learning atmosphere that focuses on respect for all, accountability, and academic, physical, and social skills development. They provide students with a good critical thinking base which will promote academic achievement and prepare them for a productive future.

The Mary Casey Black Elementary School serves 628 kindergarten-5 graders. The school effectively embraces learning differences between students. Teachers recognize the strengths and weaknesses of students. They are highly active and giving undivided attention to children.

This school does deal with bullying effectively. They handle it quickly and efficiently. They build good character, such as honesty, compassion and loyalty, in its students. Also, the school encourages children to try out new ideas. They try to inculcate wisdom, compassion and helpfulness. Leadership skills are successfully taught in this school. 

Mary Casey Elementary School is part of the Brentwood Union School District. Brentwood Union School District believes in promoting an atmosphere of skilled learning that will achieve academic excellence. Also, they believe a successful system of education anticipates, prepares and responds to a changing environment. The school district provides all children with quality education in a healthy, student-centric atmosphere designed to develop the entire child and collaborate with families in order to prepare active people globally.

Test Scores at Mary Casey Black Elementary

At Mary Casey Black Elementary, 35% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 41% scored at or above that level for reading. Compared with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this metric. In Brentwood Union Elementary, 58% of students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 49% tested at or above that level for math.

Mary Casey Black Elementary did worse in math and worse in reading in this metric compared with students across the state. In California, 46% of students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 38% tested at or above that level for math.