Del Lago Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.5% |
| Met Standard | 25.0% |
| Below Standard | 61.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "38% proficient" for Del Lago Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.5% of students exceeded standard while 25.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.9 points below the Saddleback Valley Unified district average of 27.4%. The 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 33.0% exceeded — 19.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 2.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 41 | 24.4% | 21.9% | 46.3% |
| 4th | 39 | 10.3% | 28.2% | 38.5% |
| 5th | 47 | 17.0% | 31.9% | 48.9% |
| 6th | 36 | 8.3% | 27.8% | 36.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 41 | 19.5% | 19.5% | 39.0% |
| 4th | 39 | 7.7% | 28.2% | 35.9% |
| 5th | 47 | 17.0% | 14.9% | 31.9% |
| 6th | 36 | 2.8% | 27.8% | 30.6% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 55.2