Palmquist Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.9% |
| Met Standard | 23.0% |
| Below Standard | 59.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for Palmquist Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.9% of students exceeded standard while 23.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.2 points above the Oceanside Unified district average of 15.7%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 21.0% exceeded — 3.1 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 4.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 90 | 21.1% | 23.3% | 44.4% |
| 4th | 79 | 10.1% | 22.8% | 32.9% |
| 5th | 85 | 17.6% | 36.5% | 54.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 89 | 25.8% | 24.7% | 50.6% |
| 4th | 77 | 16.9% | 13.0% | 29.9% |
| 5th | 85 | 15.3% | 17.6% | 32.9% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.2