How does Cadence Park compare to other elementary schools in Irvine?

Cadence Park has a SchoolScope composite score of 65.4/100, placing it at the 90th percentile statewide. 39% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,578 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Cadence Park?

38.7% of students at Cadence Park exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 67.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Cadence Park?

8.7% of students at Cadence Park 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.

Cadence Park

Q: Is Cadence Park improving or declining?

Cadence Park's proficiency rate increases by 13.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

Irvine Unified Irvine Orange County 92618

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

2,578 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

964 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

28:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

20%

Teachers

35 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 12.9%

White 17.1%

Asian 53.1%

Black 2.4%

Other 14.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Cadence Park
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	38.7%
Met Standard	29.2%
Below Standard	32.1%

Exceeded

38.7%

Met

29.2%

Below

32.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "68% proficient" for Cadence Park and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

38.7% of students exceeded standard while 29.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.4 points below the Irvine Unified district average of 47.0%. The 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 50.1% exceeded — 11.5 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 13.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 8.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

38.7%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

67.9%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

+13.9pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

8.7%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.1%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,578

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	101	30.7%	29.7%	19.8%	19.8%	60.4%
4th	104	42.3%	26.9%	13.5%	17.3%	69.2%
5th	100	48.0%	25.0%	11.0%	16.0%	73.0%
6th	115	21.7%	39.1%	26.1%	13.0%	60.9%
7th	107	38.3%	34.6%	16.8%	10.3%	72.9%
8th	108	32.4%	42.6%	13.9%	11.1%	75.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	106	34.0%	26.4%	20.8%	18.9%	60.4%
4th	105	41.9%	34.3%	15.2%	8.6%	76.2%
5th	102	49.0%	26.5%	11.8%	12.8%	75.5%
6th	120	40.8%	18.3%	18.3%	22.5%	59.2%
7th	110	41.8%	22.7%	25.4%	10.0%	64.5%
8th	111	43.2%	24.3%	16.2%	16.2%	67.6%