Monte Vista Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.6% |
| Met Standard | 14.2% |
| Below Standard | 80.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "20% proficient" for Monte Vista Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.6% of students exceeded standard while 14.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Lancaster Elementary district average of 7.3%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 6.3% 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 7.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 38.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 140 | 7.9% | 15.7% | 23.6% |
| 4th | 121 | 5.8% | 17.4% | 23.1% |
| 5th | 131 | 7.6% | 18.3% | 25.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 140 | 7.1% | 15.0% | 22.1% |
| 4th | 122 | 4.1% | 13.9% | 18.0% |
| 5th | 131 | 0.8% | 4.6% | 5.3% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 31.9