Arroyo Vista Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 38.4% |
| Met Standard | 31.3% |
| Below Standard | 30.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "70% proficient" for Arroyo Vista Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
38.4% of students exceeded standard while 31.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Capistrano Unified district average of 39.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 37.3% 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 1.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 43.3% | 23.9% | 67.2% |
| 4th | 91 | 39.6% | 30.8% | 70.3% |
| 5th | 104 | 42.3% | 35.6% | 77.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 32.8% | 43.3% | 76.1% |
| 4th | 91 | 33.0% | 30.8% | 63.7% |
| 5th | 104 | 39.4% | 24.0% | 63.5% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 58.7