Canalino Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 24.2% |
| Met Standard | 24.6% |
| Below Standard | 51.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "49% proficient" for Canalino Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
24.2% of students exceeded standard while 24.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.6 points below the Carpinteria Unified district average of 28.9%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 23.5% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 20.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 59 | 37.3% | 27.1% | 64.4% |
| 4th | 78 | 14.1% | 23.1% | 37.2% |
| 5th | 74 | 16.2% | 35.1% | 51.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 59 | 45.8% | 20.3% | 66.1% |
| 4th | 78 | 15.4% | 23.1% | 38.5% |
| 5th | 75 | 18.7% | 18.7% | 37.3% |
Nearby schools
2 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.5