Pauma Elementary
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
548 students tested
School overview
Enrollment
260 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
77%
Teachers
12 full-time
Student demographics
Hispanic
75.8%
White
4.6%
Other
19.6%
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 2.9% |
| Met Standard | 12.9% |
| Below Standard | 84.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "16% proficient" for Pauma Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
2.9% of students exceeded standard while 12.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.5 points below the Valley Center-Pauma Unified district average of 9.4%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 11.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 36.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
% Exceeded Standard
2.9%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
15.8%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-11.6pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
36.7%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
2.7%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
548
Across all grades & subjects
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 27 | 7.4% | 22.2% | 29.6% |
| 4th | 33 | 0.0% | 12.1% | 12.1% |
| 5th | 37 | 2.7% | 13.5% | 16.2% |
| 6th | 13 | 0.0% | 7.7% | 7.7% |
| 7th | 12 | 0.0% | 8.3% | 8.3% |
| 8th | 14 | 0.0% | 14.3% | 14.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 28 | 0.0% | 17.9% | 17.9% |
| 4th | 34 | 0.0% | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| 5th | 37 | 2.7% | 5.4% | 8.1% |
| 6th | 13 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 7th | 12 | 8.3% | 8.3% | 16.7% |
| 8th | 14 | 14.3% | 42.9% | 57.1% |