De Portola Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 47.2% |
| Met Standard | 27.5% |
| Below Standard | 25.3% |
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
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 89 | 44.9% | 25.8% | 70.8% |
| 4th | 80 | 36.3% | 27.5% | 63.8% |
| 5th | 88 | 42.0% | 33.0% | 75.0% |
| 6th | 85 | 50.6% | 29.4% | 80.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 89 | 42.7% | 29.2% | 71.9% |
| 4th | 80 | 47.5% | 27.5% | 75.0% |
| 5th | 88 | 52.3% | 25.0% | 77.3% |
| 6th | 85 | 61.2% | 22.4% | 83.5% |
Nearby schools
19 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 55.2