Santa Lucia Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.1% |
| Met Standard | 17.3% |
| Below Standard | 74.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Santa Lucia Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.1% of students exceeded standard while 17.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the King City Union district average of 9.7%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.5% exceeded — 2.4 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 15.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 19.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 94 | 5.3% | 8.5% | 13.8% |
| 4th | 82 | 17.1% | 15.8% | 32.9% |
| 5th | 97 | 11.3% | 28.9% | 40.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 94 | 3.2% | 12.8% | 16.0% |
| 4th | 82 | 3.7% | 25.6% | 29.3% |
| 5th | 97 | 8.3% | 12.4% | 20.6% |
Nearby schools
2 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.8