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Mira Catalina Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
676 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
370 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
23:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
9%
Teachers
16 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 17.8%
White 51.4%
Asian 14.6%
Black 3.0%
Other 13.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Mira Catalina Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard46.8%
Met Standard26.1%
Below Standard27.1%

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

% Exceeded Standard
46.8%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
72.9%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+16.8pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
10.4%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.3%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
676
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 54 29.6% 25.9% 25.9% 18.5% 55.6%
4th 56 46.4% 30.4% 3.6% 19.6% 76.8%
5th 59 52.5% 39.0% 5.1% 3.4% 91.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 54 44.4% 24.1% 20.4% 11.1% 68.5%
4th 56 48.2% 30.4% 17.9% 3.6% 78.6%
5th 59 59.3% 6.8% 25.4% 8.5% 66.1%