Plaza Vista
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 39.3% |
| Met Standard | 28.0% |
| Below Standard | 32.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "67% proficient" for Plaza Vista and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
39.3% of students exceeded standard while 28.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.7 points below the Irvine Unified district average of 47.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 38.7% 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.
Students here improve by 1.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 34.6% | 20.5% | 55.1% |
| 4th | 93 | 49.5% | 26.9% | 76.3% |
| 5th | 83 | 41.0% | 26.5% | 67.5% |
| 6th | 104 | 32.7% | 38.5% | 71.2% |
| 7th | 105 | 35.2% | 27.6% | 62.9% |
| 8th | 72 | 40.3% | 34.7% | 75.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 33.7% | 33.7% | 67.4% |
| 4th | 101 | 35.6% | 35.6% | 71.3% |
| 5th | 83 | 33.7% | 24.1% | 57.8% |
| 6th | 115 | 41.7% | 22.6% | 64.3% |
| 7th | 107 | 38.3% | 23.4% | 61.7% |
| 8th | 72 | 55.6% | 22.2% | 77.8% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 59.9