How does San Onofre Elementary compare to other elementary schools in San Clemente?

San Onofre Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 63.5/100, placing it at the 88th percentile statewide. 43% of students exceed standard, with a total of 980 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at San Onofre Elementary?

42.7% of students at San Onofre Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 71.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is San Onofre Elementary improving or declining?

San Onofre Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 2.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at San Onofre Elementary?

13.9% of students at San Onofre Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

San Onofre Elementary

Fallbrook Union Elementary San Clemente San Diego County 92672

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

980 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

526 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

63%

Teachers

27 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 28.7%

White 54.2%

Asian 0.8%

Black 4.8%

Other 11.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for San Onofre Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	42.7%
Met Standard	28.8%
Below Standard	28.5%

Exceeded

42.7%

Met

28.8%

Below

28.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "72% proficient" for San Onofre Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

42.7% of students exceeded standard while 28.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 21.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.3 points above the Fallbrook Union Elementary district average of 28.4%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 43.1% exceeded — about the same. 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 2.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 13.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

42.7%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

71.5%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

+2.8pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

13.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

980

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	53	54.7%	22.6%	17.0%	5.7%	77.4%
4th	48	33.3%	29.2%	27.1%	10.4%	62.5%
5th	53	62.3%	24.5%	7.5%	5.7%	86.8%
6th	38	50.0%	31.6%	13.2%	5.3%	81.6%
7th	31	16.1%	45.2%	25.8%	12.9%	61.3%
8th	22	31.8%	54.5%	9.1%	4.5%	86.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	53	49.1%	34.0%	13.2%	3.8%	83.0%
4th	48	37.5%	37.5%	18.8%	6.3%	75.0%
5th	53	62.3%	17.0%	13.2%	7.5%	79.3%
6th	38	65.8%	15.8%	13.2%	5.3%	81.6%
7th	31	12.9%	12.9%	41.9%	32.3%	25.8%
8th	22	31.8%	22.7%	22.7%	22.7%	54.5%

Nearby schools

1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 56.8

Concordia Elementary

Capistrano Unified · 1.4 mi

56.8

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