Mesquite Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.6% |
| Met Standard | 16.5% |
| Below Standard | 75.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Mesquite Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.6% of students exceeded standard while 16.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Palmdale Elementary district average of 7.9%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 7.3% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 3.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 33.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 106 | 8.5% | 11.3% | 19.8% |
| 4th | 102 | 14.7% | 22.6% | 37.3% |
| 5th | 109 | 7.3% | 20.2% | 27.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 106 | 6.6% | 18.9% | 25.5% |
| 4th | 102 | 5.9% | 17.6% | 23.5% |
| 5th | 109 | 2.8% | 8.3% | 11.0% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 29.4