El Vista Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.3% |
| Met Standard | 16.6% |
| Below Standard | 73.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for El Vista Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.3% of students exceeded standard while 16.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Modesto City Elementary district average of 11.0%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.2% exceeded — 2.9 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 12.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 6.3% | 22.2% | 28.6% |
| 4th | 57 | 15.8% | 10.5% | 26.3% |
| 5th | 67 | 20.9% | 28.4% | 49.3% |
| 6th | 60 | 6.7% | 25.0% | 31.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 6.3% | 12.7% | 19.1% |
| 4th | 58 | 5.2% | 13.8% | 19.0% |
| 5th | 67 | 9.0% | 13.4% | 22.4% |
| 6th | 60 | 11.7% | 6.7% | 18.3% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.2