Monterey Heights Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 22.8% |
| Met Standard | 21.5% |
| Below Standard | 55.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "44% proficient" for Monterey Heights Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
22.8% of students exceeded standard while 21.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.4 points above the Lemon Grove district average of 15.4%. Compared to the 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 8.8 points higher (vs 14.1% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 38.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 45 | 44.4% | 17.8% | 62.2% |
| 4th | 54 | 14.8% | 18.5% | 33.3% |
| 5th | 64 | 12.5% | 21.9% | 34.4% |
| 6th | 40 | 17.5% | 35.0% | 52.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 45 | 37.8% | 31.1% | 68.9% |
| 4th | 54 | 18.5% | 20.4% | 38.9% |
| 5th | 65 | 13.8% | 6.2% | 20.0% |
| 6th | 40 | 25.0% | 22.5% | 47.5% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.2