Clarence Lobo Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 19.7% |
| Met Standard | 25.9% |
| Below Standard | 54.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "46% proficient" for Clarence Lobo Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
19.7% of students exceeded standard while 25.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 19.3 points below the Capistrano Unified district average of 39.0%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 38.3% exceeded — 18.6 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 1.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 40 | 17.5% | 22.5% | 40.0% |
| 4th | 46 | 21.7% | 23.9% | 45.6% |
| 5th | 51 | 25.5% | 29.4% | 54.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 40 | 22.5% | 27.5% | 50.0% |
| 4th | 46 | 15.2% | 30.4% | 45.6% |
| 5th | 51 | 15.7% | 21.6% | 37.3% |
Nearby schools
5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 58.1