La Mesa
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 27.1% |
| Met Standard | 26.0% |
| Below Standard | 46.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "53% proficient" for La Mesa and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
27.1% of students exceeded standard while 26.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.8 points above the Monterey Peninsula Unified district average of 14.3%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 33.8% exceeded — 6.7 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 2.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 28.8% | 25.8% | 54.5% |
| 4th | 67 | 41.8% | 16.4% | 58.2% |
| 5th | 59 | 32.2% | 33.9% | 66.1% |
| 6th | 63 | 34.9% | 22.2% | 57.1% |
| 7th | 60 | 13.3% | 41.7% | 55.0% |
| 8th | 58 | 24.1% | 24.1% | 48.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 33.3% | 22.7% | 56.1% |
| 4th | 67 | 26.9% | 37.3% | 64.2% |
| 5th | 59 | 25.4% | 23.7% | 49.1% |
| 6th | 63 | 31.8% | 20.6% | 52.4% |
| 7th | 60 | 11.7% | 20.0% | 31.7% |
| 8th | 58 | 20.7% | 24.1% | 44.8% |
Nearby schools
2 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 54.7