How does Poinsettia Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Carlsbad?

Poinsettia Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 67.6/100, placing it at the 92nd percentile statewide. 56% of students exceed standard, with a total of 818 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Poinsettia Elementary?

56.2% of students at Poinsettia Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 81.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Poinsettia Elementary improving or declining?

Poinsettia Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 12.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Poinsettia Elementary?

11.7% of students at Poinsettia Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Poinsettia Elementary

Carlsbad Unified Carlsbad San Diego County 92009

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

818 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

509 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

20%

Teachers

23 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 27.1%

White 52.5%

Asian 6.1%

Black 1.8%

Other 12.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Poinsettia Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	56.2%
Met Standard	25.2%
Below Standard	18.5%

Exceeded

56.2%

Met

25.2%

Below

18.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "81% proficient" for Poinsettia Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

56.2% of students exceeded standard while 25.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 35.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.0 points above the Carlsbad Unified district average of 45.3%. Compared to the 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 8.4 points higher (vs 47.8% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 12.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.