Santiago Hills Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 68.4% |
| Met Standard | 18.7% |
| Below Standard | 12.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "87% proficient" for Santiago Hills Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
68.4% of students exceeded standard while 18.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 47.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 21.4 points above the Irvine Unified district average of 47.0%. Compared to the 23 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 19.7 points higher (vs 48.7% average). 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 3.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 5.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 60 | 63.3% | 21.7% | 85.0% |
| 4th | 115 | 67.8% | 14.8% | 82.6% |
| 5th | 92 | 69.6% | 16.3% | 85.9% |
| 6th | 89 | 69.7% | 20.2% | 89.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 60 | 55.0% | 30.0% | 85.0% |
| 4th | 117 | 68.4% | 17.9% | 86.3% |
| 5th | 94 | 75.5% | 16.0% | 91.5% |
| 6th | 94 | 76.6% | 13.8% | 90.4% |
Nearby schools
23 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 67.4