Los Perales Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 43.8% |
| Met Standard | 31.4% |
| Below Standard | 24.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "75% proficient" for Los Perales Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
43.8% of students exceeded standard while 31.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 22.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.8 points below the Moraga Elementary district average of 49.5%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 49.3% 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 11.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 1.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 36.6% | 31.0% | 67.6% |
| 4th | 52 | 40.4% | 34.6% | 75.0% |
| 5th | 71 | 62.0% | 19.7% | 81.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 32.4% | 36.6% | 69.0% |
| 4th | 52 | 38.5% | 42.3% | 80.8% |
| 5th | 71 | 52.1% | 25.4% | 77.5% |
Nearby schools
5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 68.8