John Malcom Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 41.1% |
| Met Standard | 28.3% |
| Below Standard | 30.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "69% proficient" for John Malcom Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
41.1% of students exceeded standard while 28.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 20.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.0 points above the Capistrano Unified district average of 39.0%. Compared to the 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 10.7 points higher (vs 30.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 4.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 38.8% | 32.9% | 71.8% |
| 4th | 71 | 40.9% | 26.8% | 67.6% |
| 5th | 89 | 40.5% | 37.1% | 77.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 41.2% | 28.2% | 69.4% |
| 4th | 71 | 47.9% | 26.8% | 74.7% |
| 5th | 88 | 37.5% | 18.2% | 55.7% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 53.4