Nicolas Valley Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 24.3% |
| Met Standard | 27.5% |
| Below Standard | 48.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "52% proficient" for Nicolas Valley Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
24.3% of students exceeded standard while 27.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.3 points below the Temecula Valley Unified district average of 31.6%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 28.9% exceeded — 4.7 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 7.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 119 | 35.3% | 22.7% | 58.0% |
| 4th | 102 | 26.5% | 27.4% | 53.9% |
| 5th | 122 | 21.3% | 32.8% | 54.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 119 | 26.9% | 25.2% | 52.1% |
| 4th | 102 | 17.6% | 33.3% | 51.0% |
| 5th | 122 | 18.0% | 23.8% | 41.8% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 53.2