Carmel Del Mar Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 66.8% |
| Met Standard | 20.5% |
| Below Standard | 12.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "87% proficient" for Carmel Del Mar Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
66.8% of students exceeded standard while 20.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 45.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.3 points above the Del Mar Union Elementary district average of 57.5%. Compared to the 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 8.6 points higher (vs 58.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 1.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 55.7% | 30.4% | 86.1% |
| 4th | 87 | 67.8% | 16.1% | 83.9% |
| 5th | 93 | 68.8% | 20.4% | 89.3% |
| 6th | 99 | 62.6% | 22.2% | 84.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 80 | 63.8% | 22.5% | 86.3% |
| 4th | 87 | 72.4% | 20.7% | 93.1% |
| 5th | 94 | 72.3% | 13.8% | 86.2% |
| 6th | 101 | 70.3% | 17.8% | 88.1% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 73.2