Mission Meadows Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.7% |
| Met Standard | 20.4% |
| Below Standard | 61.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "38% proficient" for Mission Meadows Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.7% of students exceeded standard while 20.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Vista Unified district average of 18.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 18.6% 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 8.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 19.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 17.3% | 16.0% | 33.3% |
| 4th | 84 | 21.4% | 21.4% | 42.9% |
| 5th | 62 | 29.0% | 22.6% | 51.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 76 | 11.8% | 25.0% | 36.8% |
| 4th | 85 | 8.2% | 21.2% | 29.4% |
| 5th | 62 | 19.4% | 16.1% | 35.5% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.5