Adams Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 19.9% |
| Met Standard | 19.3% |
| Below Standard | 60.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Adams Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
19.9% of students exceeded standard while 19.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.4 points below the San Diego Unified district average of 25.3%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 20.4% 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 11.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 31 | 25.8% | 19.4% | 45.2% |
| 4th | 34 | 29.4% | 17.6% | 47.1% |
| 5th | 36 | 19.4% | 33.3% | 52.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 31 | 19.4% | 22.6% | 41.9% |
| 4th | 34 | 20.6% | 17.6% | 38.2% |
| 5th | 37 | 5.4% | 5.4% | 10.8% |
Nearby schools
23 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.2