Field Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 27.2% |
| Met Standard | 26.9% |
| Below Standard | 45.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "54% proficient" for Field Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
27.2% of students exceeded standard while 26.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the San Diego Unified district average of 25.3%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 29.6% exceeded — 2.5 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 6.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 30 | 26.7% | 23.3% | 50.0% |
| 4th | 34 | 29.4% | 20.6% | 50.0% |
| 5th | 43 | 27.9% | 27.9% | 55.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 30 | 30.0% | 33.3% | 63.3% |
| 4th | 34 | 23.5% | 38.2% | 61.8% |
| 5th | 43 | 25.6% | 18.6% | 44.2% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.6