Del Mar Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 14.1% |
| Met Standard | 25.5% |
| Below Standard | 60.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "40% proficient" for Del Mar Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
14.1% of students exceeded standard while 25.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.9 points below the Live Oak Elementary district average of 18.0%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 22.2% exceeded — 8.2 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 25.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 12.5% | 31.3% | 43.8% |
| 4th | 49 | 20.4% | 26.5% | 46.9% |
| 5th | 54 | 9.3% | 22.2% | 31.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 14.6% | 37.5% | 52.1% |
| 4th | 49 | 22.4% | 28.6% | 51.0% |
| 5th | 54 | 5.6% | 7.4% | 13.0% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 49.8