La Presa Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.7% |
| Met Standard | 21.5% |
| Below Standard | 65.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "34% proficient" for La Presa Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.7% of students exceeded standard while 21.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.7 points below the La Mesa-Spring Valley district average of 19.4%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 14.3% 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 14.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 31.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 57 | 22.8% | 21.1% | 43.9% |
| 4th | 53 | 17.0% | 28.3% | 45.3% |
| 5th | 48 | 8.3% | 22.9% | 31.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 58 | 8.6% | 22.4% | 31.0% |
| 4th | 54 | 14.8% | 24.1% | 38.9% |
| 5th | 50 | 4.0% | 10.0% | 14.0% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.0