Loma Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.3% |
| Met Standard | 22.6% |
| Below Standard | 64.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Loma Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.3% of students exceeded standard while 22.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.0 points below the La Mesa-Spring Valley district average of 19.4%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 18.8% exceeded — 5.5 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 11.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 22.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 14.6% | 22.9% | 37.5% |
| 4th | 48 | 16.7% | 16.7% | 33.3% |
| 5th | 52 | 26.9% | 26.9% | 53.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 6.3% | 20.8% | 27.1% |
| 4th | 48 | 0.0% | 29.2% | 29.2% |
| 5th | 52 | 15.4% | 19.2% | 34.6% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.6