Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 14.6% |
| Met Standard | 23.4% |
| Below Standard | 62.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "38% proficient" for Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
14.6% of students exceeded standard while 23.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.0 points above the Santa Maria-Bonita district average of 6.6%. Compared to the 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 8.8 points higher (vs 5.8% 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 6.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 126 | 9.5% | 23.0% | 32.5% |
| 4th | 108 | 21.3% | 23.1% | 44.4% |
| 5th | 122 | 18.0% | 22.1% | 40.2% |
| 6th | 114 | 12.3% | 25.4% | 37.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 125 | 15.2% | 34.4% | 49.6% |
| 4th | 108 | 20.4% | 25.9% | 46.3% |
| 5th | 123 | 13.0% | 17.1% | 30.1% |
| 6th | 114 | 7.0% | 15.8% | 22.8% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.5