Maie Ellis Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.6% |
| Met Standard | 28.0% |
| Below Standard | 54.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "46% proficient" for Maie Ellis Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.6% of students exceeded standard while 28.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.8 points below the Fallbrook Union Elementary district average of 28.4%. The 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 25.2% exceeded — 7.6 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 19.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 24.6% | 24.6% | 49.2% |
| 4th | 75 | 25.3% | 17.3% | 42.7% |
| 5th | 75 | 10.7% | 30.7% | 41.3% |
| 6th | 63 | 19.1% | 38.1% | 57.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 16.9% | 43.1% | 60.0% |
| 4th | 75 | 17.3% | 33.3% | 50.7% |
| 5th | 75 | 5.3% | 24.0% | 29.3% |
| 6th | 63 | 22.2% | 12.7% | 34.9% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.0