Diamond Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.2% |
| Met Standard | 20.5% |
| Below Standard | 73.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Diamond Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.2% of students exceeded standard while 20.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.8 points below the Santa Ana Unified district average of 9.0%. The 41 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 11.5% exceeded — 5.3 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 23.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 61 | 1.6% | 16.4% | 18.0% |
| 4th | 58 | 5.2% | 24.1% | 29.3% |
| 5th | 75 | 8.0% | 34.7% | 42.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 61 | 1.6% | 9.8% | 11.5% |
| 4th | 58 | 6.9% | 17.2% | 24.1% |
| 5th | 75 | 13.3% | 20.0% | 33.3% |
Nearby schools
41 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.9