Descanso Elementary
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
400 students tested
School overview
Enrollment
214 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
24:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
48%
Teachers
9 full-time
Student demographics
Hispanic
40.6%
White
55.1%
Other
4.2%
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 20.9% |
| Met Standard | 30.4% |
| Below Standard | 48.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for Descanso Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
20.9% of students exceeded standard while 30.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.1 points above the Mountain Empire Unified district average of 7.8%. 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 21.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
% Exceeded Standard
20.9%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
51.3%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+21.2pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
15.6%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.5%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
400
Across all grades & subjects
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 18 | 11.1% | 22.2% | 33.3% |
| 4th | 35 | 20.0% | 40.0% | 60.0% |
| 5th | 28 | 39.3% | 39.3% | 78.6% |
| 6th | 19 | 36.8% | 47.4% | 84.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 18 | 5.6% | 22.2% | 27.8% |
| 4th | 35 | 17.1% | 25.7% | 42.9% |
| 5th | 28 | 10.7% | 14.3% | 25.0% |
| 6th | 19 | 26.3% | 31.6% | 57.9% |