California Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 36.5% |
| Met Standard | 27.5% |
| Below Standard | 36.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "64% proficient" for California Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
36.5% of students exceeded standard while 27.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.5 points above the Newport-Mesa Unified district average of 32.0%. Compared to the 25 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 9.4 points higher (vs 27.1% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 3.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 44 | 43.2% | 25.0% | 68.2% |
| 4th | 37 | 37.8% | 29.7% | 67.6% |
| 5th | 53 | 35.9% | 34.0% | 69.8% |
| 6th | 53 | 39.6% | 18.9% | 58.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 44 | 36.4% | 36.4% | 72.7% |
| 4th | 37 | 35.1% | 21.6% | 56.8% |
| 5th | 53 | 28.3% | 35.9% | 64.2% |
| 6th | 53 | 35.9% | 18.9% | 54.7% |
Nearby schools
25 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 52.1