Pacific Sky
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 52.9% |
| Met Standard | 27.5% |
| Below Standard | 19.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "80% proficient" for Pacific Sky and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
52.9% of students exceeded standard while 27.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 31.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.6 points below the Del Mar Union Elementary district average of 57.5%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 56.1% exceeded — 3.3 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 5.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 3.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 55.8% | 19.2% | 75.0% |
| 4th | 53 | 35.9% | 37.7% | 73.6% |
| 5th | 78 | 61.5% | 26.9% | 88.5% |
| 6th | 51 | 54.9% | 29.4% | 84.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 50.0% | 32.7% | 82.7% |
| 4th | 53 | 35.9% | 41.5% | 77.4% |
| 5th | 78 | 62.8% | 17.9% | 80.8% |
| 6th | 51 | 64.7% | 15.7% | 80.4% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 70.8