El Camino Creek Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 53.3% |
| Met Standard | 33.4% |
| Below Standard | 13.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "87% proficient" for El Camino Creek Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
53.3% of students exceeded standard while 33.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 32.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.9 points above the Encinitas Union Elementary district average of 41.4%. Compared to the 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 11.6 points higher (vs 41.7% 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 9.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 5.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 51.8% | 37.5% | 89.3% |
| 4th | 61 | 59.0% | 26.2% | 85.3% |
| 5th | 70 | 41.4% | 44.3% | 85.7% |
| 6th | 75 | 49.3% | 40.0% | 89.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 53.6% | 37.5% | 91.1% |
| 4th | 60 | 66.7% | 30.0% | 96.7% |
| 5th | 73 | 48.0% | 28.8% | 76.7% |
| 6th | 75 | 57.3% | 22.7% | 80.0% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 63.6