How does Saul Martinez Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Mecca?

Saul Martinez Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 33.4/100, placing it at the 18th percentile statewide. 11% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,322 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Saul Martinez Elementary?

10.9% of students at Saul Martinez Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 26.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Saul Martinez Elementary improving or declining?

Saul Martinez Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 5.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Saul Martinez Elementary?

32.7% of students at Saul Martinez 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.

Saul Martinez Elementary

Coachella Valley Unified Mecca Riverside County 92254

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

2,322 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

977 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

94%

Teachers

46 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 98.7%

White 0.6%

Asian 0.1%

Other 0.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Saul Martinez Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	10.9%
Met Standard	15.3%
Below Standard	73.8%

Exceeded

10.9%

Met

15.3%

Below

73.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "26% proficient" for Saul Martinez Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.9% of students exceeded standard while 15.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Coachella Valley Unified district average of 9.7%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 3.5 points higher (vs 7.5% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 5.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 32.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

10.9%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

26.2%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-5.9pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

32.7%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,322

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	138	12.3%	13.0%	22.5%	52.2%	25.4%
4th	133	12.8%	13.5%	21.1%	52.6%	26.3%
5th	172	10.5%	16.9%	20.4%	52.3%	27.3%
6th	136	14.0%	20.6%	28.7%	36.8%	34.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	139	11.5%	15.1%	29.5%	43.9%	26.6%
4th	134	11.2%	17.2%	33.6%	38.1%	28.4%
5th	172	4.1%	8.7%	19.2%	68.0%	12.8%
6th	137	11.7%	17.5%	25.6%	45.3%	29.2%

Nearby schools

1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 32.6

Mecca Elementary

Coachella Valley Unified · 0.8 mi

32.6

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