El Camino Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 15.7% |
| Met Standard | 23.8% |
| Below Standard | 60.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for El Camino Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
15.7% of students exceeded standard while 23.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 17.8 points below the Goleta Union Elementary district average of 33.5%. The 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 39.5% exceeded — 23.8 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 16.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 21.6% | 23.5% | 45.1% |
| 4th | 53 | 30.2% | 9.4% | 39.6% |
| 5th | 30 | 13.3% | 30.0% | 43.3% |
| 6th | 33 | 9.1% | 45.5% | 54.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 17.6% | 29.4% | 47.1% |
| 4th | 54 | 13.0% | 22.2% | 35.2% |
| 5th | 30 | 10.0% | 6.7% | 16.7% |
| 6th | 33 | 9.1% | 24.2% | 33.3% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 60.1