Don Juan Avila Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 45.9% |
| Met Standard | 25.7% |
| Below Standard | 28.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "72% proficient" for Don Juan Avila Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
45.9% of students exceeded standard while 25.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 24.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.9 points above the Capistrano Unified district average of 39.0%. Compared to the 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.6 points higher (vs 40.3% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 7.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 110 | 42.7% | 20.9% | 63.6% |
| 4th | 113 | 62.0% | 18.6% | 80.5% |
| 5th | 108 | 38.9% | 30.6% | 69.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 113 | 46.0% | 31.9% | 77.9% |
| 4th | 113 | 49.6% | 31.0% | 80.5% |
| 5th | 108 | 36.1% | 21.3% | 57.4% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 59.7