San Miguel Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.7% |
| Met Standard | 15.9% |
| Below Standard | 73.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for San Miguel Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.7% of students exceeded standard while 15.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.8 points below the Lemon Grove district average of 15.4%. The 25 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 17.1% 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 19.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 22.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 62 | 17.7% | 16.1% | 33.9% |
| 4th | 59 | 11.9% | 20.3% | 32.2% |
| 5th | 69 | 5.8% | 7.3% | 13.0% |
| 6th | 75 | 10.7% | 29.3% | 40.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 12.7% | 17.5% | 30.2% |
| 4th | 59 | 11.9% | 13.6% | 25.4% |
| 5th | 69 | 5.8% | 5.8% | 11.6% |
| 6th | 76 | 9.2% | 17.1% | 26.3% |
Nearby schools
25 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.1