El Morro Elementary
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
858 students tested
School overview
Enrollment
419 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
21:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
25%
Teachers
20 full-time
Student demographics
Hispanic
15.0%
White
62.3%
Asian
3.8%
Black
0.5%
Other
18.4%
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 42.6% |
| Met Standard | 29.8% |
| Below Standard | 27.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "72% proficient" for El Morro Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
42.6% of students exceeded standard while 29.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 21.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.2 points below the Laguna Beach Unified district average of 47.8%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 17.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
% Exceeded Standard
42.6%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
72.3%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-17.5pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
12.6%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.1%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
858
Across all grades & subjects
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 61 | 55.7% | 19.7% | 75.4% |
| 4th | 74 | 44.6% | 36.5% | 81.1% |
| 5th | 80 | 35.0% | 36.3% | 71.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 60 | 56.7% | 26.7% | 83.3% |
| 4th | 74 | 33.8% | 37.8% | 71.6% |
| 5th | 80 | 31.3% | 21.3% | 52.5% |