Castille Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 51.1% |
| Met Standard | 28.6% |
| Below Standard | 20.3% |
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
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 48.0% | 25.3% | 73.3% |
| 4th | 71 | 59.1% | 28.2% | 87.3% |
| 5th | 74 | 46.0% | 35.1% | 81.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 44.0% | 30.7% | 74.7% |
| 4th | 72 | 51.4% | 36.1% | 87.5% |
| 5th | 74 | 58.1% | 16.2% | 74.3% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 53.7