Montemalaga Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 60.1% |
| Met Standard | 23.0% |
| Below Standard | 16.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "83% proficient" for Montemalaga Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
60.1% of students exceeded standard while 23.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 39.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.8 points above the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified district average of 56.3%. Compared to the 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.5 points higher (vs 53.6% average). 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 6.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 66.7% | 13.0% | 79.7% |
| 4th | 66 | 59.1% | 21.2% | 80.3% |
| 5th | 80 | 66.3% | 22.5% | 88.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 52.2% | 29.0% | 81.2% |
| 4th | 66 | 57.6% | 25.8% | 83.3% |
| 5th | 80 | 58.8% | 26.3% | 85.0% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 70.7