Monte Vista Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.3% |
| Met Standard | 15.2% |
| Below Standard | 76.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for Monte Vista Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.3% of students exceeded standard while 15.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Santa Ana Unified district average of 9.0%. The 42 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 11.9% exceeded — 3.6 points higher. 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 20.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 54 | 1.9% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 4th | 64 | 14.1% | 23.4% | 37.5% |
| 5th | 51 | 13.7% | 29.4% | 43.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 55 | 1.8% | 10.9% | 12.7% |
| 4th | 66 | 12.1% | 13.6% | 25.8% |
| 5th | 52 | 5.8% | 9.6% | 15.4% |
Nearby schools
42 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.0