Ralph A. Gates DLI Magnet Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.1% |
| Met Standard | 19.1% |
| Below Standard | 63.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Ralph A. Gates DLI Magnet Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.1% of students exceeded standard while 19.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.3 points below the Saddleback Valley Unified district average of 27.4%. The 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 27.7% exceeded — 10.7 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 5.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 133 | 16.5% | 15.0% | 31.6% |
| 4th | 123 | 13.0% | 15.4% | 28.5% |
| 5th | 126 | 21.4% | 23.8% | 45.2% |
| 6th | 123 | 15.4% | 24.4% | 39.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 136 | 19.1% | 19.1% | 38.2% |
| 4th | 125 | 12.8% | 22.4% | 35.2% |
| 5th | 127 | 18.9% | 15.8% | 34.6% |
| 6th | 124 | 19.4% | 16.9% | 36.3% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.9