Midland Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 37.5% |
| Met Standard | 24.4% |
| Below Standard | 38.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "62% proficient" for Midland Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
37.5% of students exceeded standard while 24.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.9 points below the Poway Unified district average of 46.4%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 38.5% 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.
Students here improve by 1.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 90 | 41.1% | 25.6% | 66.7% |
| 4th | 96 | 39.6% | 19.8% | 59.4% |
| 5th | 114 | 37.7% | 34.2% | 71.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 92 | 33.7% | 26.1% | 59.8% |
| 4th | 96 | 37.5% | 17.7% | 55.2% |
| 5th | 116 | 35.3% | 22.4% | 57.8% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 58.3