How does Mabel M. Paine Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Yorba Linda?

Mabel M. Paine Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 62.8/100, placing it at the 87th percentile statewide. 46% of students exceed standard, with a total of 722 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Mabel M. Paine Elementary?

45.8% of students at Mabel M. Paine Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 73.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Mabel M. Paine Elementary improving or declining?

Mabel M. Paine Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 10.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Mabel M. Paine Elementary?

12.5% of students at Mabel M. Paine Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Mabel M. Paine Elementary

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified Yorba Linda Orange County 92886

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

722 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

424 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

32%

Teachers

17 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 28.5%

White 27.8%

Asian 33.3%

Other 10.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Mabel M. Paine Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	45.8%
Met Standard	27.3%
Below Standard	27.0%

Exceeded

45.8%

Met

27.3%

Below

27.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "73% proficient" for Mabel M. Paine Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

45.8% of students exceeded standard while 27.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 24.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.0 points above the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified district average of 37.7%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 44.5% 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 10.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 12.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.