Capistrano Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.3% |
| Met Standard | 17.3% |
| Below Standard | 75.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Capistrano Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.3% of students exceeded standard while 17.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.6 points below the Empire Union Elementary district average of 9.9%. The 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 12.5% exceeded — 5.2 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 2.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 29.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 11.6% | 10.1% | 21.7% |
| 4th | 60 | 10.0% | 16.7% | 26.7% |
| 5th | 64 | 7.8% | 18.8% | 26.6% |
| 6th | 66 | 6.1% | 30.3% | 36.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 5.8% | 14.5% | 20.3% |
| 4th | 60 | 6.7% | 26.7% | 33.3% |
| 5th | 64 | 1.6% | 9.4% | 10.9% |
| 6th | 66 | 9.1% | 12.1% | 21.2% |
Nearby schools
19 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.0