Rolando Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 19.9% |
| Met Standard | 23.1% |
| Below Standard | 57.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "43% proficient" for Rolando Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
19.9% of students exceeded standard while 23.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's near the La Mesa-Spring Valley district average of 19.4%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 24.8% exceeded — 4.9 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 9.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 20.6% | 19.1% | 39.7% |
| 4th | 63 | 28.6% | 19.1% | 47.6% |
| 5th | 59 | 25.4% | 30.5% | 55.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 62 | 11.3% | 24.2% | 35.5% |
| 4th | 62 | 12.9% | 29.0% | 41.9% |
| 5th | 59 | 20.3% | 16.9% | 37.3% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.2