Dapplegray Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 38.4% |
| Met Standard | 33.2% |
| Below Standard | 28.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "72% proficient" for Dapplegray Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
38.4% of students exceeded standard while 33.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 17.9 points below the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified district average of 56.3%. The 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 55.2% exceeded — 16.8 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 2.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 5.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 115 | 44.4% | 27.0% | 71.3% |
| 4th | 104 | 46.1% | 30.8% | 76.9% |
| 5th | 115 | 40.9% | 37.4% | 78.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 115 | 27.8% | 40.0% | 67.8% |
| 4th | 104 | 32.7% | 37.5% | 70.2% |
| 5th | 116 | 38.8% | 26.7% | 65.5% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 72.1