College Park Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.4% |
| Met Standard | 23.9% |
| Below Standard | 62.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "37% proficient" for College Park Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.4% of students exceeded standard while 23.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 18.5 points below the Newport-Mesa Unified district average of 32.0%. The 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.5% exceeded — 10.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 5.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 80 | 23.8% | 20.0% | 43.8% |
| 4th | 54 | 11.1% | 24.1% | 35.2% |
| 5th | 70 | 17.1% | 30.0% | 47.1% |
| 6th | 61 | 4.9% | 31.1% | 36.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 80 | 21.3% | 30.0% | 51.3% |
| 4th | 55 | 5.5% | 21.8% | 27.3% |
| 5th | 70 | 14.3% | 22.9% | 37.1% |
| 6th | 62 | 8.1% | 11.3% | 19.4% |
Nearby schools
19 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.4