Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 37.4% |
| Met Standard | 26.6% |
| Below Standard | 35.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "64% proficient" for Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
37.4% of students exceeded standard while 26.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.7 points above the Chula Vista Elementary district average of 24.7%. Compared to the 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 3.3 points higher (vs 34.2% 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 0.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
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 | 115 | 40.0% | 22.6% | 62.6% |
| 4th | 127 | 47.2% | 22.1% | 69.3% |
| 5th | 132 | 37.9% | 35.6% | 73.5% |
| 6th | 130 | 33.9% | 34.6% | 68.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 115 | 37.4% | 31.3% | 68.7% |
| 4th | 127 | 35.4% | 25.2% | 60.6% |
| 5th | 132 | 35.6% | 21.2% | 56.8% |
| 6th | 131 | 32.1% | 20.6% | 52.7% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 58.3