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Serrano Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,196 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
543 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
27:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
39%
Teachers
20 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 36.3%
White 41.1%
Asian 7.9%
Black 0.9%
Other 13.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Serrano Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard28.6%
Met Standard23.2%
Below Standard48.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "52% proficient" for Serrano Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

28.6% of students exceeded standard while 23.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.5 points above the Orange Unified district average of 26.1%. Compared to the 17 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 3.8 points higher (vs 24.7% 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 8.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 12.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
28.6%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
51.8%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+8.2pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
12.0%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,196
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 71 29.6% 14.1% 28.2% 28.2% 43.7%
4th 75 36.0% 20.0% 25.3% 18.7% 56.0%
5th 76 35.5% 27.6% 15.8% 21.1% 63.2%
6th 76 25.0% 38.2% 21.1% 15.8% 63.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 71 18.3% 28.2% 23.9% 29.6% 46.5%
4th 75 36.0% 25.3% 24.0% 14.7% 61.3%
5th 76 30.3% 13.2% 30.3% 26.3% 43.4%
6th 78 17.9% 19.2% 32.0% 30.8% 37.2%