San Joaquin Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 24.4% |
| Met Standard | 21.0% |
| Below Standard | 54.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "45% proficient" for San Joaquin Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
24.4% of students exceeded standard while 21.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.0 points below the Saddleback Valley Unified district average of 27.4%. The 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 32.3% exceeded — 7.9 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 8.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 27 | 14.8% | 11.1% | 25.9% |
| 4th | 25 | 40.0% | 24.0% | 64.0% |
| 5th | 45 | 13.3% | 17.8% | 31.1% |
| 6th | 41 | 31.7% | 31.7% | 63.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 27 | 11.1% | 29.6% | 40.7% |
| 4th | 25 | 48.0% | 16.0% | 64.0% |
| 5th | 45 | 8.9% | 8.9% | 17.8% |
| 6th | 41 | 29.3% | 29.3% | 58.5% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 53.9