How does Donald Graham Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Wildomar?

Donald Graham Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 39.6/100, placing it at the 38th percentile statewide. 15% of students exceed standard, with a total of 832 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Donald Graham Elementary?

15.3% of students at Donald Graham Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 38.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Donald Graham Elementary improving or declining?

Donald Graham Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 8.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Donald Graham Elementary?

27.2% of students at Donald Graham Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Donald Graham Elementary

Lake Elsinore Unified Wildomar Riverside County 92595

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

832 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

459 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

65%

Teachers

20 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 53.6%

White 27.2%

Asian 2.0%

Black 5.5%

Other 11.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Donald Graham Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	15.3%
Met Standard	23.1%
Below Standard	61.6%

Exceeded

15.3%

Met

23.1%

Below

61.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "38% proficient" for Donald Graham Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

15.3% of students exceeded standard while 23.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.8 points above the Lake Elsinore Unified district average of 12.6%. The 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 20.3% exceeded — 5.0 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 8.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 27.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.