Cole Canyon Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 41.5% |
| Met Standard | 30.7% |
| Below Standard | 27.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "72% proficient" for Cole Canyon Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
41.5% of students exceeded standard while 30.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 20.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.9 points above the Murrieta Valley Unified district average of 27.5%. Compared to the 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 23.3 points higher (vs 18.2% 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 6.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 176 | 46.6% | 30.1% | 76.7% |
| 4th | 157 | 40.1% | 33.1% | 73.3% |
| 5th | 192 | 46.9% | 30.7% | 77.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 176 | 45.5% | 29.6% | 75.0% |
| 4th | 156 | 32.7% | 35.9% | 68.6% |
| 5th | 191 | 36.6% | 25.1% | 61.8% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.0