La Paloma Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 33.7% |
| Met Standard | 26.6% |
| Below Standard | 39.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "60% proficient" for La Paloma Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
33.7% of students exceeded standard while 26.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.3 points above the Fallbrook Union Elementary district average of 28.4%. Compared to the 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 12.5 points higher (vs 21.2% 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 9.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 42.2% | 21.9% | 64.1% |
| 4th | 61 | 32.8% | 24.6% | 57.4% |
| 5th | 58 | 41.4% | 27.6% | 69.0% |
| 6th | 86 | 47.7% | 31.4% | 79.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 32.3% | 30.8% | 63.1% |
| 4th | 62 | 25.8% | 37.1% | 62.9% |
| 5th | 59 | 22.0% | 16.9% | 39.0% |
| 6th | 88 | 25.0% | 22.7% | 47.7% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.4