Paul Ecke-Central Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 34.9% |
| Met Standard | 28.0% |
| Below Standard | 37.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "63% proficient" for Paul Ecke-Central Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
34.9% of students exceeded standard while 28.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.5 points below the Encinitas Union Elementary district average of 41.4%. The 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 40.9% exceeded — 6.0 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 4.8 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 | 76 | 39.5% | 27.6% | 67.1% |
| 4th | 87 | 37.9% | 25.3% | 63.2% |
| 5th | 77 | 31.2% | 33.8% | 64.9% |
| 6th | 75 | 30.7% | 32.0% | 62.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 76 | 28.9% | 38.2% | 67.1% |
| 4th | 87 | 32.2% | 27.6% | 59.8% |
| 5th | 77 | 33.8% | 26.0% | 59.7% |
| 6th | 75 | 45.3% | 13.3% | 58.7% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 63.1