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Casillas (Joseph) Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,036 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
468 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
19:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
49%
Teachers
25 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 61.8%
White 9.2%
Asian 3.4%
Black 6.0%
Other 19.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Casillas (Joseph) Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard26.0%
Met Standard26.3%
Below Standard47.7%

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

% Exceeded Standard
26.0%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
52.3%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+6.9pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
9.4%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
2.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,036
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 72 25.0% 20.8% 20.8% 33.3% 45.8%
4th 57 29.8% 28.1% 15.8% 26.3% 57.9%
5th 70 30.0% 35.7% 14.3% 20.0% 65.7%
6th 59 23.7% 44.1% 18.6% 13.6% 67.8%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 74 24.3% 18.9% 21.6% 35.1% 43.2%
4th 57 21.1% 28.1% 33.3% 17.5% 49.1%
5th 70 15.7% 21.4% 35.7% 27.1% 37.1%
6th 59 39.0% 13.6% 18.6% 28.8% 52.5%