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De Portola Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,368 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
567 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
28:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
25%
Teachers
20 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 16.8%
White 56.3%
Asian 10.2%
Black 0.2%
Other 16.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for De Portola Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard47.2%
Met Standard27.5%
Below Standard25.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "75% proficient" for De Portola Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

47.2% of students exceeded standard while 27.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 26.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 19.8 points above the Saddleback Valley Unified district average of 27.4%. Compared to the 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 14.2 points higher (vs 33.0% 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 4.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 4.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
47.2%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
74.7%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+4.8pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
4.5%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.1%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,368
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 89 44.9% 25.8% 14.6% 14.6% 70.8%
4th 80 36.3% 27.5% 22.5% 13.8% 63.8%
5th 88 42.0% 33.0% 10.2% 14.8% 75.0%
6th 85 50.6% 29.4% 16.5% 3.5% 80.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 89 42.7% 29.2% 18.0% 10.1% 71.9%
4th 80 47.5% 27.5% 17.5% 7.5% 75.0%
5th 88 52.3% 25.0% 13.6% 9.1% 77.3%
6th 85 61.2% 22.4% 10.6% 5.9% 83.5%