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Mariners Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,280 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
555 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
19:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
20%
Teachers
29 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 15.1%
White 66.8%
Asian 3.2%
Black 0.7%
Other 14.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Mariners Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard44.9%
Met Standard29.3%
Below Standard25.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "74% proficient" for Mariners Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

44.9% of students exceeded standard while 29.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 24.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.0 points above the Newport-Mesa Unified district average of 32.0%. Compared to the 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 17.0 points higher (vs 27.9% average). 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 11.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 6.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
44.9%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
74.2%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+11.4pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
6.5%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,280
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 77 42.9% 23.4% 23.4% 10.4% 66.2%
4th 97 47.4% 25.8% 14.4% 12.4% 73.2%
5th 69 52.2% 29.0% 11.6% 7.3% 81.2%
6th 77 29.9% 48.0% 15.6% 6.5% 77.9%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 77 35.1% 32.5% 26.0% 6.5% 67.5%
4th 97 38.1% 34.0% 19.6% 8.3% 72.2%
5th 69 50.7% 24.6% 13.0% 11.6% 75.4%
6th 77 63.6% 16.9% 11.7% 7.8% 80.5%