La Costa Meadows Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 43.4% |
| Met Standard | 28.0% |
| Below Standard | 28.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "71% proficient" for La Costa Meadows Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
43.4% of students exceeded standard while 28.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 22.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.3 points above the San Marcos Unified district average of 33.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 45.0% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 2.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 107 | 45.8% | 25.2% | 71.0% |
| 4th | 105 | 43.8% | 24.8% | 68.6% |
| 5th | 106 | 42.5% | 32.1% | 74.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 109 | 45.0% | 33.0% | 78.0% |
| 4th | 108 | 39.8% | 26.9% | 66.7% |
| 5th | 105 | 43.8% | 25.7% | 69.5% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 64.0