Monte Vista Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.2% |
| Met Standard | 27.1% |
| Below Standard | 56.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "43% proficient" for Monte Vista Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.2% of students exceeded standard while 27.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.8 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 16.1% 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 15.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 82 | 23.2% | 29.3% | 52.4% |
| 4th | 79 | 16.5% | 22.8% | 39.2% |
| 5th | 84 | 15.5% | 25.0% | 40.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 81 | 14.8% | 37.0% | 51.9% |
| 4th | 78 | 14.1% | 28.2% | 42.3% |
| 5th | 84 | 13.1% | 20.2% | 33.3% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.3