De Laveaga Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 25.4% |
| Met Standard | 26.3% |
| Below Standard | 48.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "52% proficient" for De Laveaga Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
25.4% of students exceeded standard while 26.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.0 points below the Santa Cruz City Elementary district average of 29.4%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 24.0% exceeded — about the same. 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 0.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 90 | 22.2% | 27.8% | 50.0% |
| 4th | 75 | 34.7% | 21.3% | 56.0% |
| 5th | 80 | 30.0% | 32.5% | 62.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 91 | 19.8% | 31.9% | 51.6% |
| 4th | 75 | 22.7% | 28.0% | 50.7% |
| 5th | 81 | 23.5% | 16.1% | 39.5% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.2