How does Cielo Vista Charter compare to other elementary schools in Palm Springs?

Cielo Vista Charter has a SchoolScope composite score of 47.6/100, placing it at the 61st percentile statewide. 24% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,326 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Cielo Vista Charter?

23.6% of students at Cielo Vista Charter exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 53.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Cielo Vista Charter improving or declining?

Cielo Vista Charter's proficiency rate decreases by 24.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Cielo Vista Charter?

5.8% of students at Cielo Vista Charter are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Cielo Vista Charter

Palm Springs Unified Palm Springs Riverside County 92264 Charter

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

2,326 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

850 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

92%

Teachers

38 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 82.3%

White 8.7%

Asian 0.9%

Black 1.5%

Other 6.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Cielo Vista Charter
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	23.6%
Met Standard	29.3%
Below Standard	47.0%

Exceeded

23.6%

Met

29.3%

Below

47.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "53% proficient" for Cielo Vista Charter and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

23.6% of students exceeded standard while 29.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.1 points above the Palm Springs Unified district average of 11.5%. Compared to the 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 10.0 points higher (vs 13.7% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 24.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 5.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

23.6%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

53.0%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-24.9pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

5.8%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

0.7%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,326

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	80	43.8%	25.0%	21.3%	10.0%	68.8%
4th	87	28.7%	25.3%	19.5%	26.4%	54.0%
5th	85	12.9%	35.3%	29.4%	22.4%	48.2%
6th	114	25.4%	30.7%	24.6%	19.3%	56.1%
7th	108	23.1%	46.3%	18.5%	12.0%	69.4%
8th	108	25.0%	38.0%	26.9%	10.2%	63.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	80	33.8%	32.5%	22.5%	11.3%	66.3%
4th	87	25.3%	37.9%	25.3%	11.5%	63.2%
5th	84	16.7%	20.2%	33.3%	29.8%	36.9%
6th	114	20.2%	19.3%	32.5%	28.1%	39.5%
7th	108	16.7%	25.9%	27.8%	29.6%	42.6%
8th	108	13.0%	15.7%	27.8%	43.5%	28.7%