Fallbrook STEM Academy
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 18.8% |
| Met Standard | 21.8% |
| Below Standard | 59.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for Fallbrook STEM Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
18.8% of students exceeded standard while 21.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.6 points below the Fallbrook Union Elementary district average of 28.4%. The 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 24.9% exceeded — 6.1 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 7.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 19.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 81 | 32.1% | 16.1% | 48.1% |
| 4th | 85 | 28.2% | 17.6% | 45.9% |
| 5th | 91 | 17.6% | 36.3% | 53.9% |
| 6th | 78 | 16.7% | 25.6% | 42.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 81 | 18.5% | 24.7% | 43.2% |
| 4th | 87 | 17.2% | 32.2% | 49.4% |
| 5th | 94 | 10.6% | 11.7% | 22.3% |
| 6th | 81 | 9.9% | 9.9% | 19.8% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.1