Keith McCarthy Academy
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.8% |
| Met Standard | 12.2% |
| Below Standard | 82.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "17% proficient" for Keith McCarthy Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.8% of students exceeded standard while 12.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.7 points below the Lake Elsinore Unified district average of 12.6%. The 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.7% exceeded — 5.9 points higher. 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 6.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 13 | 15.4% | 15.4% | 30.8% |
| 4th | 14 | 7.1% | 7.1% | 14.3% |
| 5th | 15 | 6.7% | 46.7% | 53.3% |
| 6th | 31 | 6.5% | 19.4% | 25.8% |
| 7th | 36 | 0.0% | 11.1% | 11.1% |
| 8th | 44 | 0.0% | 20.4% | 20.4% |
| 11th | 58 | 10.3% | 15.5% | 25.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 13 | 15.4% | 7.7% | 23.1% |
| 4th | 14 | 0.0% | 7.1% | 7.1% |
| 5th | 15 | 6.7% | 6.7% | 13.3% |
| 6th | 30 | 0.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% |
| 7th | 36 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 8th | 43 | 0.0% | 4.7% | 4.7% |
| 11th | 60 | 1.7% | 1.7% | 3.3% |
Nearby schools
3 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.0