Harold Ambuehl Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 31.1% |
| Met Standard | 25.8% |
| Below Standard | 43.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "57% proficient" for Harold Ambuehl Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
31.1% of students exceeded standard while 25.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.9 points below the Capistrano Unified district average of 39.0%. Compared to the 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 3.4 points higher (vs 27.7% 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 5.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 30.6% | 16.3% | 46.9% |
| 4th | 39 | 30.8% | 20.5% | 51.3% |
| 5th | 56 | 28.6% | 33.9% | 62.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 38.8% | 26.5% | 65.3% |
| 4th | 39 | 25.6% | 28.2% | 53.9% |
| 5th | 56 | 32.1% | 28.6% | 60.7% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 53.1