Santa Margarita Elementary
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
486 students tested
School overview
Enrollment
284 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
26:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
37%
Teachers
11 full-time
Student demographics
Hispanic17.3%
White71.8%
Asian0.7%
Other10.2%
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 25.0% |
| Met Standard | 29.5% |
| Below Standard | 45.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "55% proficient" for Santa Margarita Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
25.0% of students exceeded standard while 29.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.3 points above the Atascadero Unified district average of 22.7%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 8.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
% Exceeded Standard
25.0%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
54.5%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-8.4pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
8.4%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.3%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
486
Across all grades & subjects
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 22.9% | 29.2% | 52.1% |
| 4th | 42 | 30.9% | 35.7% | 66.7% |
| 5th | 31 | 25.8% | 25.8% | 51.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 22.4% | 32.6% | 55.1% |
| 4th | 42 | 28.6% | 33.3% | 61.9% |
| 5th | 31 | 19.4% | 19.4% | 38.7% |