Paradise Hills Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.8% |
| Met Standard | 17.2% |
| Below Standard | 74.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "26% proficient" for Paradise Hills Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.8% of students exceeded standard while 17.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 16.5 points below the San Diego Unified district average of 25.3%. The 29 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.0% exceeded — 6.2 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 8.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 32.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 21 | 9.5% | 28.6% | 38.1% |
| 4th | 32 | 15.6% | 9.4% | 25.0% |
| 5th | 35 | 14.3% | 25.7% | 40.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 22 | 4.5% | 27.3% | 31.8% |
| 4th | 34 | 0.0% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| 5th | 36 | 8.3% | 5.6% | 13.9% |
Nearby schools
29 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.9