Del Mar Hills Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 53.5% |
| Met Standard | 26.5% |
| Below Standard | 20.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "80% proficient" for Del Mar Hills Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
53.5% of students exceeded standard while 26.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 32.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.0 points below the Del Mar Union Elementary district average of 57.5%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 60.2% exceeded — 6.7 points higher. 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 8.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 43 | 51.2% | 30.2% | 81.4% |
| 4th | 31 | 45.2% | 22.6% | 67.7% |
| 5th | 29 | 62.1% | 27.6% | 89.7% |
| 6th | 25 | 48.0% | 24.0% | 72.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 43 | 51.2% | 32.6% | 83.7% |
| 4th | 32 | 56.3% | 15.6% | 71.9% |
| 5th | 29 | 58.6% | 34.5% | 93.1% |
| 6th | 25 | 56.0% | 24.0% | 80.0% |
Nearby schools
5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 74.0