Pacific Drive Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.3% |
| Met Standard | 23.2% |
| Below Standard | 65.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for Pacific Drive Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.3% of students exceeded standard while 23.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 17.4 points below the Fullerton Elementary district average of 28.8%. The 26 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 21.7% exceeded — 10.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 2.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 88 | 11.4% | 21.6% | 33.0% |
| 4th | 70 | 17.1% | 24.3% | 41.4% |
| 5th | 68 | 13.2% | 27.9% | 41.2% |
| 6th | 80 | 11.3% | 35.0% | 46.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 89 | 10.1% | 23.6% | 33.7% |
| 4th | 70 | 8.6% | 21.4% | 30.0% |
| 5th | 68 | 10.3% | 20.6% | 30.9% |
| 6th | 80 | 8.8% | 11.3% | 20.0% |
Nearby schools
26 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.0