El Capitan Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.1% |
| Met Standard | 24.1% |
| Below Standard | 64.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for El Capitan Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.1% of students exceeded standard while 24.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.6 points below the Delhi Unified district average of 14.7%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.5% exceeded — 5.4 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 7.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 15.7% | 19.6% | 35.3% |
| 4th | 37 | 10.8% | 24.3% | 35.1% |
| 5th | 44 | 11.4% | 27.3% | 38.6% |
| 6th | 51 | 7.8% | 17.6% | 25.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 15.1% | 43.4% | 58.5% |
| 4th | 38 | 10.5% | 23.7% | 34.2% |
| 5th | 47 | 6.4% | 34.0% | 40.4% |
| 6th | 55 | 10.9% | 3.6% | 14.6% |
Nearby schools
2 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.7