Las Positas Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 23.7% |
| Met Standard | 27.5% |
| Below Standard | 48.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for Las Positas Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
23.7% of students exceeded standard while 27.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.3 points above the La Habra City Elementary district average of 17.4%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 30.8% exceeded — 7.1 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 3.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 88 | 21.6% | 27.3% | 48.9% |
| 4th | 90 | 27.8% | 17.8% | 45.6% |
| 5th | 86 | 22.1% | 40.7% | 62.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 91 | 23.1% | 35.2% | 58.2% |
| 4th | 90 | 27.8% | 26.7% | 54.4% |
| 5th | 86 | 19.8% | 17.4% | 37.2% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 56.1