How does Mecca Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Mecca?

Mecca Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 32.6/100, placing it at the 15th percentile statewide. 7% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,620 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Mecca Elementary?

7.5% of students at Mecca Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 22.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Mecca Elementary improving or declining?

Mecca Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 6.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Mecca Elementary?

27.5% of students at Mecca Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Mecca Elementary

Coachella Valley Unified Mecca Riverside County 92254

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,620 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

703 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

97%

Teachers

34 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 97.9%

White 0.8%

Asian 0.3%

Black 0.6%

Other 0.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Mecca Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	7.5%
Met Standard	15.5%
Below Standard	77.1%

Exceeded

7.5%

Met

15.5%

Below

77.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for Mecca Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

7.5% of students exceeded standard while 15.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.3 points below the Coachella Valley Unified district average of 9.7%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.9% exceeded — 3.5 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 6.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 27.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

7.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

22.9%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-6.1pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

27.5%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.7%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,620

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	92	6.5%	16.3%	23.9%	53.3%	22.8%
4th	109	11.9%	14.7%	18.4%	55.0%	26.6%
5th	99	8.1%	17.2%	18.2%	56.6%	25.3%
6th	103	6.8%	22.3%	28.2%	42.7%	29.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	93	5.4%	18.3%	23.7%	52.7%	23.7%
4th	111	3.6%	16.2%	28.8%	51.4%	19.8%
5th	100	2.0%	7.0%	19.0%	72.0%	9.0%
6th	103	15.5%	11.7%	28.2%	44.7%	27.2%

Nearby schools

1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 33.4

Saul Martinez Elementary

Coachella Valley Unified · 0.8 mi

33.4

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