Pacific Beach Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 33.7% |
| Met Standard | 31.6% |
| Below Standard | 34.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "65% proficient" for Pacific Beach Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
33.7% of students exceeded standard while 31.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.4 points above the San Diego Unified district average of 25.3%. The 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 39.8% exceeded — 6.0 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 18.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 45.1% | 29.4% | 74.5% |
| 4th | 56 | 32.1% | 30.4% | 62.5% |
| 5th | 38 | 36.8% | 39.5% | 76.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 43.1% | 33.3% | 76.5% |
| 4th | 56 | 28.6% | 35.7% | 64.3% |
| 5th | 38 | 15.8% | 21.1% | 36.8% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 59.7