Loma Vista Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 1.8% |
| Met Standard | 6.2% |
| Below Standard | 92.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "8% proficient" for Loma Vista Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
1.8% of students exceeded standard while 6.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.2 points below the Salinas City Elementary district average of 8.0%. The 25 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 7.5% exceeded — 5.7 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 2.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 61 | 3.3% | 4.9% | 8.2% |
| 4th | 54 | 1.9% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 5th | 57 | 0.0% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| 6th | 71 | 4.2% | 12.7% | 16.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 61 | 1.6% | 6.6% | 8.2% |
| 4th | 54 | 1.9% | 5.6% | 7.4% |
| 5th | 57 | 0.0% | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| 6th | 71 | 1.4% | 5.6% | 7.0% |
Nearby schools
25 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.2