Agua Caliente Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.8% |
| Met Standard | 16.4% |
| Below Standard | 75.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Agua Caliente Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.8% of students exceeded standard while 16.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.7 points below the Palm Springs Unified district average of 11.5%. The 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.0% exceeded — 8.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 4.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 19.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 101 | 7.9% | 16.8% | 24.8% |
| 4th | 111 | 5.4% | 9.9% | 15.3% |
| 5th | 105 | 14.3% | 30.5% | 44.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 102 | 10.8% | 19.6% | 30.4% |
| 4th | 113 | 2.6% | 8.8% | 11.5% |
| 5th | 106 | 5.7% | 13.2% | 18.9% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.8