Bonita Canyon Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 53.4% |
| Met Standard | 28.3% |
| Below Standard | 18.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "82% proficient" for Bonita Canyon Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
53.4% of students exceeded standard while 28.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 32.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.4 points above the Irvine Unified district average of 47.0%. Compared to the 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 8.9 points higher (vs 44.5% average). 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 12.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 46.9% | 26.5% | 73.5% |
| 4th | 52 | 61.5% | 21.1% | 82.7% |
| 5th | 52 | 69.2% | 19.2% | 88.5% |
| 6th | 65 | 52.3% | 35.4% | 87.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 50 | 42.0% | 34.0% | 76.0% |
| 4th | 52 | 44.2% | 34.6% | 78.8% |
| 5th | 53 | 58.5% | 28.3% | 86.8% |
| 6th | 67 | 52.2% | 26.9% | 79.1% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 64.3