Melinda Heights Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 29.6% |
| Met Standard | 29.3% |
| Below Standard | 41.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "59% proficient" for Melinda Heights Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
29.6% of students exceeded standard while 29.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.2 points above the Saddleback Valley Unified district average of 27.4%. The 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 32.2% exceeded — 2.6 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 3.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 155 | 30.3% | 23.9% | 54.2% |
| 4th | 144 | 25.7% | 22.9% | 48.6% |
| 5th | 139 | 28.8% | 36.7% | 65.5% |
| 6th | 162 | 27.2% | 36.4% | 63.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 155 | 27.7% | 34.8% | 62.6% |
| 4th | 144 | 29.9% | 27.8% | 57.6% |
| 5th | 137 | 32.9% | 25.6% | 58.4% |
| 6th | 162 | 34.6% | 25.9% | 60.5% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 55.6