Park Dale Lane Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 33.4% |
| Met Standard | 26.0% |
| Below Standard | 40.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "59% proficient" for Park Dale Lane Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
33.4% of students exceeded standard while 26.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.0 points below the Encinitas Union Elementary district average of 41.4%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 46.5% exceeded — 13.1 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 3.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 37.5% | 16.7% | 54.2% |
| 4th | 61 | 41.0% | 21.3% | 62.3% |
| 5th | 62 | 40.3% | 24.2% | 64.5% |
| 6th | 54 | 37.0% | 35.2% | 72.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 20.8% | 31.9% | 52.8% |
| 4th | 61 | 32.8% | 31.1% | 63.9% |
| 5th | 62 | 22.6% | 27.4% | 50.0% |
| 6th | 54 | 35.2% | 20.4% | 55.6% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 66.2