Kinoshita Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.7% |
| Met Standard | 14.8% |
| Below Standard | 75.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Kinoshita Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.7% of students exceeded standard while 14.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 29.3 points below the Capistrano Unified district average of 39.0%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 30.2% exceeded — 20.5 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 5.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 19.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 45 | 6.7% | 11.1% | 17.8% |
| 4th | 55 | 20.0% | 12.7% | 32.7% |
| 5th | 56 | 8.9% | 25.0% | 33.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 45 | 6.7% | 15.6% | 22.2% |
| 4th | 59 | 8.5% | 13.6% | 22.0% |
| 5th | 56 | 7.1% | 10.7% | 17.9% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 54.2