Pacific Rim Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 60.1% |
| Met Standard | 26.1% |
| Below Standard | 13.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "86% proficient" for Pacific Rim Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
60.1% of students exceeded standard while 26.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 39.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.9 points above the Carlsbad Unified district average of 45.3%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 12.4 points higher (vs 47.7% 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 5.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 118 | 65.3% | 22.0% | 87.3% |
| 4th | 105 | 60.0% | 31.4% | 91.4% |
| 5th | 109 | 63.3% | 25.7% | 89.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 119 | 65.5% | 25.2% | 90.8% |
| 4th | 105 | 50.5% | 29.5% | 80.0% |
| 5th | 109 | 56.0% | 22.9% | 78.9% |
Nearby schools
3 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 68.1