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Otay Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,052 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
460 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
21:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
78%
Teachers
22 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 89.6%
White 2.0%
Asian 1.3%
Black 0.2%
Other 7.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Otay Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard17.6%
Met Standard18.6%
Below Standard63.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Otay Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

17.6% of students exceeded standard while 18.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.2 points below the Chula Vista Elementary district average of 24.7%. Compared to the 32 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.6 points higher (vs 15.0% 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 11.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 21.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
17.6%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
36.2%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-11.2pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
21.6%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.2%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,052
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 54 27.8% 7.4% 25.9% 38.9% 35.2%
4th 51 23.5% 19.6% 17.6% 39.2% 43.1%
5th 77 15.6% 20.8% 20.8% 42.9% 36.4%
6th 76 18.4% 28.9% 18.4% 34.2% 47.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 56 16.1% 30.4% 10.7% 42.9% 46.4%
4th 53 7.5% 20.8% 32.1% 39.6% 28.3%
5th 83 10.8% 12.1% 20.5% 56.6% 22.9%
6th 76 21.1% 9.2% 19.7% 50.0% 30.3%