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Castroville Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,338 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
596 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
26:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
94%
Teachers
23 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic96.5%
White2.7%
Asian0.2%
Black0.3%
Other0.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Castroville Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard10.5%
Met Standard19.8%
Below Standard69.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Castroville Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.5% of students exceeded standard while 19.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.7 points above the North Monterey County Unified district average of 7.8%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.8 points higher (vs 7.7% 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 14.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 20.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
10.5%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
30.4%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+14.1pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
20.0%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.5%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,338
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
3rd766.6%6.6%26.3%60.5%13.2%
4th8112.3%14.8%12.3%60.5%27.2%
5th9113.2%28.6%27.5%30.8%41.8%
6th859.4%36.5%17.6%36.5%45.9%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
3rd7711.7%19.5%23.4%45.5%31.2%
4th828.5%15.8%30.5%45.1%24.4%
5th9115.4%15.4%30.8%38.5%30.8%
6th867.0%20.9%23.3%48.8%27.9%

Nearby schools

1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.1