How does Gabilan Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Soledad?

Gabilan Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 42.0/100, placing it at the 45th percentile statewide. 9% of students exceed standard, with a total of 952 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Gabilan Elementary?

9.4% of students at Gabilan Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 32.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Gabilan Elementary improving or declining?

Gabilan Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 11.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Gabilan Elementary?

24.3% of students at Gabilan Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Gabilan Elementary

Soledad Unified Soledad Monterey County 93960

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

952 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

416 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

90%

Teachers

19 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 98.3%

White 0.7%

Asian 0.7%

Black 0.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Gabilan Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	9.4%
Met Standard	23.4%
Below Standard	67.2%

Exceeded

9.4%

Met

23.4%

Below

67.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Gabilan Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

9.4% of students exceeded standard while 23.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.2 points below the Soledad Unified district average of 11.5%. The 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 12.1% exceeded — 2.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 11.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 24.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.