Rail Ranch Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 20.5% |
| Met Standard | 26.2% |
| Below Standard | 53.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "47% proficient" for Rail Ranch Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
20.5% of students exceeded standard while 26.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.0 points below the Murrieta Valley Unified district average of 27.5%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 28.3% exceeded — 7.7 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 6.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 107 | 21.5% | 24.3% | 45.8% |
| 4th | 103 | 23.3% | 18.4% | 41.8% |
| 5th | 114 | 26.3% | 36.0% | 62.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 107 | 21.5% | 23.4% | 44.9% |
| 4th | 103 | 13.6% | 31.1% | 44.7% |
| 5th | 113 | 16.8% | 23.9% | 40.7% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 52.2