Culverdale Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 32.0% |
| Met Standard | 25.3% |
| Below Standard | 42.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "57% proficient" for Culverdale Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
32.0% of students exceeded standard while 25.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 15.1 points below the Irvine Unified district average of 47.0%. The 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 44.2% exceeded — 12.2 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 7.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 23.1% | 20.5% | 43.6% |
| 4th | 71 | 32.4% | 19.7% | 52.1% |
| 5th | 79 | 27.9% | 32.9% | 60.8% |
| 6th | 83 | 42.2% | 27.7% | 69.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 38.0% | 25.3% | 63.3% |
| 4th | 72 | 25.0% | 29.2% | 54.2% |
| 5th | 82 | 32.9% | 28.1% | 61.0% |
| 6th | 85 | 34.1% | 18.8% | 52.9% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 63.7