Mar Vista Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 14.6% |
| Met Standard | 21.4% |
| Below Standard | 64.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Mar Vista Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
14.6% of students exceeded standard while 21.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.1 points above the Pajaro Valley Unified district average of 8.4%. The 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 27.0% exceeded — 12.4 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 2.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 39 | 7.7% | 30.8% | 38.5% |
| 4th | 36 | 13.9% | 11.1% | 25.0% |
| 5th | 34 | 14.7% | 26.5% | 41.2% |
| 6th | 38 | 26.3% | 28.9% | 55.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 39 | 10.3% | 23.1% | 33.3% |
| 4th | 36 | 11.1% | 22.2% | 33.3% |
| 5th | 34 | 8.8% | 17.6% | 26.5% |
| 6th | 38 | 23.7% | 10.5% | 34.2% |
Nearby schools
3 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 53.2