Grover Heights Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.6% |
| Met Standard | 24.3% |
| Below Standard | 62.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "38% proficient" for Grover Heights Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.6% of students exceeded standard while 24.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.8 points below the Lucia Mar Unified district average of 22.4%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.0% exceeded — 9.4 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 7.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 37 | 10.8% | 32.4% | 43.2% |
| 4th | 33 | 21.2% | 24.2% | 45.5% |
| 5th | 47 | 12.8% | 19.1% | 31.9% |
| 6th | 45 | 20.0% | 33.3% | 53.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 37 | 5.4% | 21.6% | 27.0% |
| 4th | 34 | 14.7% | 29.4% | 44.1% |
| 5th | 47 | 8.5% | 14.9% | 23.4% |
| 6th | 45 | 15.6% | 20.0% | 35.6% |
Nearby schools
5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.6