George White Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 39.8% |
| Met Standard | 27.5% |
| Below Standard | 32.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "67% proficient" for George White Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
39.8% of students exceeded standard while 27.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Capistrano Unified district average of 39.0%. Compared to the 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 10.1 points higher (vs 29.8% average). 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 5.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 61 | 31.1% | 29.5% | 60.7% |
| 4th | 58 | 43.1% | 29.3% | 72.4% |
| 5th | 60 | 41.7% | 31.7% | 73.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 31.8% | 31.8% | 63.5% |
| 4th | 58 | 44.8% | 27.6% | 72.4% |
| 5th | 60 | 46.7% | 15.0% | 61.7% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 53.8