Foothill Oak Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.6% |
| Met Standard | 10.2% |
| Below Standard | 84.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "16% proficient" for Foothill Oak Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.6% of students exceeded standard while 10.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.4 points below the Vista Unified district average of 18.0%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.1% exceeded — 7.5 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 5.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 84 | 4.8% | 11.9% | 16.7% |
| 4th | 81 | 9.9% | 7.4% | 17.3% |
| 5th | 96 | 5.2% | 13.5% | 18.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 87 | 9.2% | 10.3% | 19.5% |
| 4th | 83 | 3.6% | 12.1% | 15.7% |
| 5th | 97 | 1.0% | 6.2% | 7.2% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.3