Esplanade Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.9% |
| Met Standard | 24.1% |
| Below Standard | 68.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for Esplanade Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.9% of students exceeded standard while 24.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 19.2 points below the Orange Unified district average of 26.1%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 28.0% exceeded — 21.1 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 16.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 33 | 9.1% | 18.2% | 27.3% |
| 4th | 34 | 14.7% | 44.1% | 58.8% |
| 5th | 41 | 2.4% | 21.9% | 24.4% |
| 6th | 39 | 7.7% | 25.6% | 33.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 35 | 8.6% | 34.3% | 42.9% |
| 4th | 35 | 8.6% | 25.7% | 34.3% |
| 5th | 42 | 0.0% | 11.9% | 11.9% |
| 6th | 41 | 4.9% | 12.2% | 17.1% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 54.0