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Marina Vista Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,172 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
467 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
76%
Teachers
21 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 73.9%
White 8.6%
Asian 4.7%
Black 3.4%
Other 9.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Marina Vista Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard8.0%
Met Standard18.0%
Below Standard74.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "26% proficient" for Marina Vista Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

8.0% of students exceeded standard while 18.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.3 points below the Monterey Peninsula Unified district average of 14.3%. The 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.3% exceeded — 8.3 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 5.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 20.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
8.0%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
26.0%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+5.8pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
20.2%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.2%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,172
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 81 8.6% 14.8% 35.8% 40.7% 23.5%
4th 66 7.6% 16.7% 22.7% 53.0% 24.2%
5th 66 19.7% 18.2% 13.6% 48.5% 37.9%
6th 80 5.0% 30.0% 26.3% 38.8% 35.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 81 6.2% 14.8% 18.5% 60.5% 21.0%
4th 66 7.6% 21.2% 30.3% 40.9% 28.8%
5th 66 4.5% 13.6% 22.7% 59.1% 18.2%
6th 80 5.0% 15.0% 26.3% 53.8% 20.0%