Mira Catalina Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 46.8% |
| Met Standard | 26.1% |
| Below Standard | 27.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "73% proficient" for Mira Catalina Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
46.8% of students exceeded standard while 26.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 25.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.5 points below the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified district average of 56.3%. Compared to the 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 16.9 points higher (vs 29.9% average). 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 16.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 54 | 29.6% | 25.9% | 55.6% |
| 4th | 56 | 46.4% | 30.4% | 76.8% |
| 5th | 59 | 52.5% | 39.0% | 91.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 54 | 44.4% | 24.1% | 68.5% |
| 4th | 56 | 48.2% | 30.4% | 78.6% |
| 5th | 59 | 59.3% | 6.8% | 66.1% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 53.8