Lisa J. Mails Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 25.9% |
| Met Standard | 27.6% |
| Below Standard | 46.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "53% proficient" for Lisa J. Mails Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
25.9% of students exceeded standard while 27.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Murrieta Valley Unified district average of 27.5%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 24.0% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 5.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 167 | 32.9% | 29.3% | 62.3% |
| 4th | 199 | 33.2% | 23.1% | 56.3% |
| 5th | 163 | 21.5% | 33.7% | 55.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 166 | 24.1% | 26.5% | 50.6% |
| 4th | 199 | 23.1% | 27.1% | 50.3% |
| 5th | 162 | 20.4% | 25.9% | 46.3% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.4