Rainbow Ridge Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.1% |
| Met Standard | 17.0% |
| Below Standard | 71.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Rainbow Ridge Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.1% of students exceeded standard while 17.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.1 points below the Val Verde Unified district average of 15.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 10.2% 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.
Proficiency drops by 7.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 26.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 117 | 14.5% | 22.2% | 36.8% |
| 4th | 125 | 16.0% | 13.6% | 29.6% |
| 5th | 105 | 16.2% | 19.1% | 35.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 117 | 6.8% | 22.2% | 29.1% |
| 4th | 127 | 7.1% | 15.8% | 22.8% |
| 5th | 107 | 5.6% | 9.3% | 14.9% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 34.6