Del Mar Heights Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 55.8% |
| Met Standard | 30.2% |
| Below Standard | 14.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "86% proficient" for Del Mar Heights Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
55.8% of students exceeded standard while 30.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 34.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Del Mar Union Elementary district average of 57.5%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 60.0% exceeded — 4.2 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 0.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 43 | 65.1% | 20.9% | 86.0% |
| 4th | 40 | 55.0% | 30.0% | 85.0% |
| 5th | 47 | 66.0% | 27.7% | 93.6% |
| 6th | 50 | 38.0% | 50.0% | 88.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 43 | 65.1% | 25.6% | 90.7% |
| 4th | 40 | 52.5% | 25.0% | 77.5% |
| 5th | 47 | 53.2% | 29.8% | 83.0% |
| 6th | 50 | 52.0% | 32.0% | 84.0% |
Nearby schools
5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 74.5