Pio Pico Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 2.0% |
| Met Standard | 8.3% |
| Below Standard | 89.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "10% proficient" for Pio Pico Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
2.0% of students exceeded standard while 8.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.1 points below the Santa Ana Unified district average of 9.0%. The 39 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.1% exceeded — 8.2 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 7.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 1.4% | 5.7% | 7.1% |
| 4th | 48 | 2.1% | 2.1% | 4.2% |
| 5th | 79 | 5.1% | 20.3% | 25.3% |
| 6th | 60 | 0.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% |
| 7th | 38 | 0.0% | 7.9% | 7.9% |
| 8th | 17 | 0.0% | 5.9% | 5.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 4.3% | 8.6% | 12.9% |
| 4th | 48 | 2.1% | 16.7% | 18.8% |
| 5th | 79 | 2.5% | 7.6% | 10.1% |
| 6th | 60 | 0.0% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| 7th | 38 | 0.0% | 5.3% | 5.3% |
| 8th | 17 | 5.9% | 0.0% | 5.9% |
Nearby schools
39 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.3