Mission Estancia Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 43.0% |
| Met Standard | 27.3% |
| Below Standard | 29.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "70% proficient" for Mission Estancia Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
43.0% of students exceeded standard while 27.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 22.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Encinitas Union Elementary district average of 41.4%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 42.9% 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 12.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 45.8% | 25.0% | 70.8% |
| 4th | 62 | 53.2% | 30.6% | 83.9% |
| 5th | 58 | 41.4% | 31.0% | 72.4% |
| 6th | 47 | 36.2% | 38.3% | 74.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 43.8% | 35.4% | 79.2% |
| 4th | 62 | 45.2% | 27.4% | 72.6% |
| 5th | 58 | 37.9% | 13.8% | 51.7% |
| 6th | 47 | 40.4% | 17.0% | 57.5% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 64.7