Rancho Canada Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 29.5% |
| Met Standard | 26.1% |
| Below Standard | 44.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "56% proficient" for Rancho Canada Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
29.5% of students exceeded standard while 26.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.1 points above the Saddleback Valley Unified district average of 27.4%. Compared to the 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 3.6 points higher (vs 25.9% average). 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 14.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 95 | 18.9% | 22.1% | 41.0% |
| 4th | 96 | 31.3% | 17.7% | 49.0% |
| 5th | 84 | 32.1% | 32.1% | 64.3% |
| 6th | 80 | 28.8% | 35.0% | 63.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 95 | 24.2% | 28.4% | 52.6% |
| 4th | 96 | 28.1% | 27.1% | 55.2% |
| 5th | 84 | 36.9% | 21.4% | 58.3% |
| 6th | 80 | 36.3% | 25.0% | 61.3% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 49.7