Pacheco Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 29.6% |
| Met Standard | 23.7% |
| Below Standard | 46.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "53% proficient" for Pacheco Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
29.6% of students exceeded standard while 23.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.4 points below the San Luis Coastal Unified district average of 34.0%. The 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 36.6% exceeded — 7.1 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 16.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 61 | 37.7% | 24.6% | 62.3% |
| 4th | 71 | 33.8% | 19.7% | 53.5% |
| 5th | 54 | 24.1% | 33.3% | 57.4% |
| 6th | 65 | 30.8% | 24.6% | 55.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 61 | 31.1% | 29.5% | 60.7% |
| 4th | 74 | 21.6% | 25.7% | 47.3% |
| 5th | 55 | 21.8% | 10.9% | 32.7% |
| 6th | 65 | 35.4% | 21.5% | 56.9% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 55.7