Mission Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.8% |
| Met Standard | 21.6% |
| Below Standard | 66.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Mission Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.8% of students exceeded standard while 21.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.9 points below the Oceanside Unified district average of 15.7%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 17.0% exceeded — 5.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 6.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 26.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 12.7% | 17.5% | 30.2% |
| 4th | 75 | 20.0% | 25.3% | 45.3% |
| 5th | 65 | 13.8% | 20.0% | 33.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 6.0% | 23.9% | 29.9% |
| 4th | 75 | 13.3% | 33.3% | 46.7% |
| 5th | 66 | 4.5% | 9.1% | 13.6% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.9