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Castille Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
882 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
497 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
23:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
23%
Teachers
22 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 20.5%
White 52.9%
Asian 7.4%
Black 0.4%
Other 18.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Castille Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard51.1%
Met Standard28.6%
Below Standard20.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "80% proficient" for Castille Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

51.1% of students exceeded standard while 28.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 30.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.0 points above the Capistrano Unified district average of 39.0%. Compared to the 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 20.5 points higher (vs 30.6% 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 3.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 7.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
51.1%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
79.7%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+3.7pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
7.9%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.2%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
882
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 75 48.0% 25.3% 17.3% 9.3% 73.3%
4th 71 59.1% 28.2% 9.9% 2.8% 87.3%
5th 74 46.0% 35.1% 14.9% 4.0% 81.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 75 44.0% 30.7% 18.7% 6.7% 74.7%
4th 72 51.4% 36.1% 11.1% 1.4% 87.5%
5th 74 58.1% 16.2% 17.6% 8.1% 74.3%