Rancho Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.9% |
| Met Standard | 14.0% |
| Below Standard | 77.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for Rancho Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.9% of students exceeded standard while 14.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.5 points below the La Mesa-Spring Valley district average of 19.4%. The 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.3% exceeded — 6.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 10.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 25.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 39 | 10.3% | 15.4% | 25.6% |
| 4th | 40 | 10.0% | 25.0% | 35.0% |
| 5th | 44 | 11.4% | 11.4% | 22.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 39 | 7.7% | 17.9% | 25.6% |
| 4th | 41 | 7.3% | 14.6% | 21.9% |
| 5th | 45 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 6.7% |
Nearby schools
19 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.1