La Costa Heights Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 49.4% |
| Met Standard | 27.4% |
| Below Standard | 23.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "77% proficient" for La Costa Heights Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
49.4% of students exceeded standard while 27.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 28.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.0 points above the Encinitas Union Elementary district average of 41.4%. Compared to the 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.9 points higher (vs 46.4% 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 3.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 46.9% | 28.1% | 75.0% |
| 4th | 93 | 45.2% | 34.4% | 79.6% |
| 5th | 85 | 51.8% | 25.9% | 77.7% |
| 6th | 81 | 45.7% | 39.5% | 85.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 38.5% | 30.8% | 69.2% |
| 4th | 94 | 47.9% | 23.4% | 71.3% |
| 5th | 84 | 48.8% | 25.0% | 73.8% |
| 6th | 80 | 70.0% | 12.5% | 82.5% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 65.8