Leo Carrillo Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.0% |
| Met Standard | 19.9% |
| Below Standard | 64.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Leo Carrillo Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.0% of students exceeded standard while 19.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.0 points below the Garden Grove Unified district average of 28.9%. The 35 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 30.7% exceeded — 14.8 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 5.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 14.1% | 23.9% | 38.0% |
| 4th | 69 | 14.5% | 17.4% | 31.9% |
| 5th | 79 | 16.5% | 21.5% | 38.0% |
| 6th | 80 | 23.8% | 18.8% | 42.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 14.1% | 22.5% | 36.6% |
| 4th | 69 | 14.5% | 20.3% | 34.8% |
| 5th | 79 | 8.9% | 17.7% | 26.6% |
| 6th | 80 | 21.3% | 17.5% | 38.8% |
Nearby schools
35 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 54.9