La Jolla Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.8% |
| Met Standard | 15.7% |
| Below Standard | 73.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "26% proficient" for La Jolla Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.8% of students exceeded standard while 15.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Moreno Valley Unified district average of 9.9%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.4% exceeded — 2.7 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 9.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 29.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 125 | 20.0% | 13.6% | 33.6% |
| 4th | 101 | 12.9% | 16.8% | 29.7% |
| 5th | 127 | 7.1% | 18.9% | 26.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 123 | 11.4% | 15.4% | 26.8% |
| 4th | 102 | 7.8% | 18.6% | 26.5% |
| 5th | 128 | 5.5% | 10.9% | 16.4% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.2