Monterey Ridge Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 61.8% |
| Met Standard | 20.3% |
| Below Standard | 18.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "82% proficient" for Monterey Ridge Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
61.8% of students exceeded standard while 20.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 40.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 15.4 points above the Poway Unified district average of 46.4%. Compared to the 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 13.8 points higher (vs 48.0% 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 13.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 127 | 76.4% | 13.4% | 89.8% |
| 4th | 141 | 58.9% | 18.4% | 77.3% |
| 5th | 149 | 55.0% | 27.5% | 82.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 127 | 70.9% | 20.5% | 91.3% |
| 4th | 141 | 56.0% | 23.4% | 79.4% |
| 5th | 149 | 54.4% | 18.1% | 72.5% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 65.7