Muraoka (Saburo) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 28.2% |
| Met Standard | 29.5% |
| Below Standard | 42.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "58% proficient" for Muraoka (Saburo) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
28.2% of students exceeded standard while 29.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.5 points above the Chula Vista Elementary district average of 24.7%. The 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 34.3% exceeded — 6.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 7.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 117 | 35.9% | 29.1% | 65.0% |
| 4th | 114 | 30.7% | 28.1% | 58.8% |
| 5th | 104 | 30.8% | 33.6% | 64.4% |
| 6th | 118 | 26.3% | 34.8% | 61.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 118 | 30.5% | 33.9% | 64.4% |
| 4th | 115 | 23.5% | 33.9% | 57.4% |
| 5th | 104 | 30.8% | 20.2% | 51.0% |
| 6th | 119 | 17.6% | 22.7% | 40.3% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 59.0