Del Obispo Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 21.7% |
| Met Standard | 25.3% |
| Below Standard | 53.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "47% proficient" for Del Obispo Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
21.7% of students exceeded standard while 25.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 17.3 points below the Capistrano Unified district average of 39.0%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 29.8% exceeded — 8.1 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 4.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 23.5% | 21.6% | 45.1% |
| 4th | 42 | 21.4% | 21.4% | 42.9% |
| 5th | 68 | 26.5% | 38.2% | 64.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 25.5% | 23.5% | 49.0% |
| 4th | 42 | 16.7% | 23.8% | 40.5% |
| 5th | 67 | 16.4% | 22.4% | 38.8% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 54.2