Del Sur Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 53.0% |
| Met Standard | 27.1% |
| Below Standard | 19.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "80% proficient" for Del Sur Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
53.0% of students exceeded standard while 27.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 32.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.7 points above the Poway Unified district average of 46.4%. The 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 57.6% exceeded — 4.5 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 5.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 149 | 51.7% | 28.2% | 79.9% |
| 4th | 155 | 61.3% | 23.2% | 84.5% |
| 5th | 172 | 48.8% | 29.6% | 78.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 149 | 54.4% | 27.5% | 81.9% |
| 4th | 155 | 60.0% | 24.5% | 84.5% |
| 5th | 172 | 42.4% | 29.6% | 72.1% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 72.1