Casa de Oro Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.3% |
| Met Standard | 16.0% |
| Below Standard | 71.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Casa de Oro Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.3% of students exceeded standard while 16.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.1 points below the La Mesa-Spring Valley district average of 19.4%. The 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.9% exceeded — 4.6 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 22.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 30.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 37 | 18.9% | 21.6% | 40.5% |
| 4th | 46 | 19.6% | 17.4% | 37.0% |
| 5th | 49 | 10.2% | 10.2% | 20.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 38 | 13.2% | 21.1% | 34.2% |
| 4th | 49 | 12.2% | 16.3% | 28.6% |
| 5th | 49 | 0.0% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.7