Fairgrove Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 21.7% |
| Met Standard | 28.2% |
| Below Standard | 50.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "50% proficient" for Fairgrove Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
21.7% of students exceeded standard while 28.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Lucia Mar Unified district average of 22.4%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 21.4% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 14.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 21.1% | 34.6% | 55.8% |
| 4th | 42 | 30.9% | 28.6% | 59.5% |
| 5th | 40 | 22.5% | 30.0% | 52.5% |
| 6th | 56 | 21.4% | 35.7% | 57.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 23.1% | 32.7% | 55.8% |
| 4th | 42 | 16.7% | 28.6% | 45.2% |
| 5th | 40 | 12.5% | 17.5% | 30.0% |
| 6th | 56 | 25.0% | 17.9% | 42.9% |
Nearby schools
5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.8