La Tercera Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 18.7% |
| Met Standard | 31.1% |
| Below Standard | 50.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "50% proficient" for La Tercera Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
18.7% of students exceeded standard while 31.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.8 points below the Old Adobe Union district average of 22.5%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 24.0% exceeded — 5.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 5.1 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 | 29 | 27.6% | 20.7% | 48.3% |
| 4th | 37 | 27.0% | 27.0% | 54.0% |
| 5th | 55 | 12.7% | 45.5% | 58.2% |
| 6th | 43 | 23.3% | 48.8% | 72.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 31 | 6.5% | 38.7% | 45.2% |
| 4th | 37 | 18.9% | 24.3% | 43.2% |
| 5th | 56 | 7.1% | 17.9% | 25.0% |
| 6th | 44 | 27.3% | 25.0% | 52.3% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.2