Laguna Niguel Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 52.2% |
| Met Standard | 23.3% |
| Below Standard | 24.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "76% proficient" for Laguna Niguel Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
52.2% of students exceeded standard while 23.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 31.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.2 points above the Capistrano Unified district average of 39.0%. Compared to the 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 16.2 points higher (vs 36.1% 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 15.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 61 | 67.2% | 11.5% | 78.7% |
| 4th | 76 | 57.9% | 19.7% | 77.6% |
| 5th | 62 | 43.5% | 29.0% | 72.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 60.3% | 25.4% | 85.7% |
| 4th | 79 | 44.3% | 32.9% | 77.2% |
| 5th | 62 | 40.3% | 21.0% | 61.3% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 57.1