Casillas (Joseph) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 26.0% |
| Met Standard | 26.3% |
| Below Standard | 47.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "52% proficient" for Casillas (Joseph) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
26.0% of students exceeded standard while 26.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Chula Vista Elementary district average of 24.7%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 29.7% exceeded — 3.7 points higher. 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 6.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 25.0% | 20.8% | 45.8% |
| 4th | 57 | 29.8% | 28.1% | 57.9% |
| 5th | 70 | 30.0% | 35.7% | 65.7% |
| 6th | 59 | 23.7% | 44.1% | 67.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 74 | 24.3% | 18.9% | 43.2% |
| 4th | 57 | 21.1% | 28.1% | 49.1% |
| 5th | 70 | 15.7% | 21.4% | 37.1% |
| 6th | 59 | 39.0% | 13.6% | 52.5% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 54.6