Las Palmas Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 28.8% |
| Met Standard | 24.7% |
| Below Standard | 46.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "54% proficient" for Las Palmas Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
28.8% of students exceeded standard while 24.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.2 points below the Capistrano Unified district average of 39.0%. The 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 32.9% exceeded — 4.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 8.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 110 | 28.2% | 20.9% | 49.1% |
| 4th | 113 | 25.7% | 24.8% | 50.4% |
| 5th | 115 | 33.9% | 27.0% | 60.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 110 | 21.8% | 30.9% | 52.7% |
| 4th | 113 | 30.1% | 20.4% | 50.4% |
| 5th | 115 | 33.0% | 24.4% | 57.4% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 53.1