Ruby Drive Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 15.4% |
| Met Standard | 22.3% |
| Below Standard | 62.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "38% proficient" for Ruby Drive Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
15.4% of students exceeded standard while 22.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 22.3 points below the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified district average of 37.7%. The 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 30.3% exceeded — 14.9 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 3.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 21.7% | 21.7% | 43.5% |
| 4th | 51 | 11.8% | 19.6% | 31.4% |
| 5th | 51 | 27.4% | 15.7% | 43.1% |
| 6th | 34 | 17.6% | 35.3% | 52.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 10.6% | 27.7% | 38.3% |
| 4th | 51 | 13.7% | 25.5% | 39.2% |
| 5th | 52 | 11.5% | 19.2% | 30.8% |
| 6th | 35 | 8.6% | 14.3% | 22.9% |
Nearby schools
19 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 54.0