Ashley Falls Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 52.0% |
| Met Standard | 24.1% |
| Below Standard | 23.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "76% proficient" for Ashley Falls Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
52.0% of students exceeded standard while 24.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 31.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.5 points below the Del Mar Union Elementary district average of 57.5%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 60.0% exceeded — 8.0 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 0.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 5.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 59.7% | 17.9% | 77.6% |
| 4th | 76 | 47.4% | 28.9% | 76.3% |
| 5th | 47 | 59.6% | 14.9% | 74.5% |
| 6th | 52 | 40.4% | 32.7% | 73.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 53.7% | 26.9% | 80.6% |
| 4th | 78 | 53.9% | 20.5% | 74.4% |
| 5th | 47 | 57.5% | 25.5% | 83.0% |
| 6th | 52 | 44.2% | 25.0% | 69.2% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 74.1