San Juan Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.0% |
| Met Standard | 18.7% |
| Below Standard | 68.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "32% proficient" for San Juan Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.0% of students exceeded standard while 18.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 26.1 points below the Capistrano Unified district average of 39.0%. The 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 29.5% exceeded — 16.5 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 3.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 105 | 11.4% | 17.1% | 28.6% |
| 4th | 88 | 14.8% | 22.7% | 37.5% |
| 5th | 113 | 11.5% | 23.0% | 34.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 110 | 11.8% | 15.4% | 27.3% |
| 4th | 90 | 14.4% | 18.9% | 33.3% |
| 5th | 114 | 14.0% | 14.9% | 28.9% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 54.7