Encinita Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 23.0% |
| Met Standard | 23.4% |
| Below Standard | 53.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "46% proficient" for Encinita Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
23.0% of students exceeded standard while 23.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.3 points below the Rosemead Elementary district average of 30.3%. The 31 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 27.4% exceeded — 4.4 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 14.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 2.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 24.2% | 24.2% | 48.5% |
| 4th | 66 | 39.4% | 21.2% | 60.6% |
| 5th | 43 | 7.0% | 34.9% | 41.9% |
| 6th | 42 | 7.1% | 28.6% | 35.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 31.3% | 23.9% | 55.2% |
| 4th | 67 | 49.3% | 17.9% | 67.2% |
| 5th | 43 | 11.6% | 20.9% | 32.6% |
| 6th | 43 | 9.3% | 16.3% | 25.6% |
Nearby schools
31 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 52.5