How does Barbara Benson Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Tustin?

Barbara Benson Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 50.8/100, placing it at the 68th percentile statewide. 18% of students exceed standard, with a total of 456 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Barbara Benson Elementary?

18.3% of students at Barbara Benson Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 41.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Barbara Benson Elementary improving or declining?

Barbara Benson Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 20.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Barbara Benson Elementary?

19.5% of students at Barbara Benson Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Barbara Benson Elementary

Tustin Unified Tustin Orange County 92780

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

456 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

324 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

64%

Teachers

15 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 65.1%

White 16.1%

Asian 8.9%

Black 1.2%

Other 8.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Barbara Benson Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	18.3%
Met Standard	22.7%
Below Standard	59.0%

Exceeded

18.3%

Met

22.7%

Below

59.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for Barbara Benson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

18.3% of students exceeded standard while 22.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 16.0 points below the Tustin Unified district average of 34.3%. The 27 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 31.1% exceeded — 12.8 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 20.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 19.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.