Calimesa Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.4% |
| Met Standard | 12.9% |
| Below Standard | 81.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "18% proficient" for Calimesa Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.4% of students exceeded standard while 12.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.0 points below the Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified district average of 13.4%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.5% exceeded — 10.1 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 0.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 33.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 3.9% | 15.4% | 19.2% |
| 4th | 91 | 9.9% | 12.1% | 22.0% |
| 5th | 87 | 6.9% | 18.4% | 25.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 2.6% | 12.8% | 15.4% |
| 4th | 91 | 4.4% | 14.3% | 18.7% |
| 5th | 87 | 4.6% | 4.6% | 9.2% |
Nearby schools
5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.4