Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,574 students tested
School overview
Enrollment
831 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
62%
Teachers
37 full-time
Student demographics
Hispanic31.8%
White46.7%
Asian0.2%
Black8.1%
Other13.2%
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 37.7% |
| Met Standard | 32.3% |
| Below Standard | 30.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "70% proficient" for Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
37.7% of students exceeded standard while 32.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.3 points above the Fallbrook Union Elementary district average of 28.4%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 10.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
% Exceeded Standard
37.7%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
70.0%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-10.9pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
8.6%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.5%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,574
Across all grades & subjects
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 82 | 45.1% | 31.7% | 76.8% |
| 4th | 92 | 34.8% | 30.4% | 65.2% |
| 5th | 78 | 43.6% | 23.1% | 66.7% |
| 6th | 55 | 52.7% | 29.1% | 81.8% |
| 7th | 50 | 46.0% | 34.0% | 80.0% |
| 8th | 37 | 35.1% | 37.8% | 73.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 82 | 40.2% | 32.9% | 73.2% |
| 4th | 92 | 29.4% | 37.0% | 66.3% |
| 5th | 78 | 37.2% | 24.4% | 61.5% |
| 6th | 55 | 40.0% | 34.5% | 74.5% |
| 7th | 50 | 28.0% | 40.0% | 68.0% |
| 8th | 36 | 19.4% | 33.3% | 52.8% |