La Mesa Dale Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 23.1% |
| Met Standard | 22.3% |
| Below Standard | 54.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "45% proficient" for La Mesa Dale Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
23.1% of students exceeded standard while 22.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.8 points above the La Mesa-Spring Valley district average of 19.4%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 24.8% 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 10.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 76 | 22.4% | 28.9% | 51.3% |
| 4th | 70 | 28.6% | 27.1% | 55.7% |
| 5th | 68 | 26.5% | 20.6% | 47.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 16.7% | 30.8% | 47.4% |
| 4th | 70 | 24.3% | 15.7% | 40.0% |
| 5th | 68 | 20.6% | 10.3% | 30.9% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.9