La Madera Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 35.1% |
| Met Standard | 25.1% |
| Below Standard | 39.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "60% proficient" for La Madera Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
35.1% of students exceeded standard while 25.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.8 points above the Saddleback Valley Unified district average of 27.4%. Compared to the 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 9.4 points higher (vs 25.7% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 1.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 21.9% | 32.8% | 54.7% |
| 4th | 93 | 33.3% | 25.8% | 59.1% |
| 5th | 97 | 35.0% | 27.8% | 62.9% |
| 6th | 97 | 41.2% | 25.8% | 67.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 35.9% | 29.7% | 65.6% |
| 4th | 93 | 36.6% | 20.4% | 57.0% |
| 5th | 97 | 36.1% | 18.6% | 54.6% |
| 6th | 97 | 40.2% | 20.6% | 60.8% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.0