Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 21.6% |
| Met Standard | 24.8% |
| Below Standard | 53.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "46% proficient" for Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
21.6% of students exceeded standard while 24.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.5 points below the San Marcos Unified district average of 33.1%. The 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 29.3% exceeded — 7.6 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 15.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 93 | 26.9% | 21.5% | 48.4% |
| 4th | 99 | 21.2% | 25.3% | 46.5% |
| 5th | 101 | 15.8% | 19.8% | 35.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 93 | 24.7% | 34.4% | 59.1% |
| 4th | 102 | 18.6% | 30.4% | 49.0% |
| 5th | 101 | 22.8% | 17.8% | 40.6% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 52.8