Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 68.5% |
| Met Standard | 22.7% |
| Below Standard | 8.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "91% proficient" for Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
68.5% of students exceeded standard while 22.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 47.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.2 points above the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified district average of 56.3%. Compared to the 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 15.2 points higher (vs 53.4% 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 6.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 55 | 63.6% | 20.0% | 83.6% |
| 4th | 83 | 75.9% | 19.3% | 95.2% |
| 5th | 62 | 69.3% | 25.8% | 95.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 55 | 52.7% | 38.2% | 90.9% |
| 4th | 83 | 72.3% | 18.1% | 90.4% |
| 5th | 62 | 75.8% | 16.1% | 91.9% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 71.1