Paularino Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 18.3% |
| Met Standard | 21.1% |
| Below Standard | 60.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Paularino Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
18.3% of students exceeded standard while 21.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.6 points below the Newport-Mesa Unified district average of 32.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 17.5% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 15.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 19.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 41 | 26.8% | 24.4% | 51.2% |
| 4th | 47 | 27.7% | 12.8% | 40.4% |
| 5th | 33 | 18.2% | 15.2% | 33.3% |
| 6th | 42 | 11.9% | 26.2% | 38.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 41 | 17.1% | 31.7% | 48.8% |
| 4th | 47 | 19.1% | 25.5% | 44.7% |
| 5th | 33 | 18.2% | 18.2% | 36.4% |
| 6th | 41 | 7.3% | 14.6% | 21.9% |
Nearby schools
25 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.7