Shell Beach Elementary
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
744 students tested
School overview
Enrollment
347 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
20:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
35%
Teachers
17 full-time
Student demographics
Hispanic
26.2%
White
58.8%
Asian
1.7%
Black
0.3%
Other
13.0%
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 39.8% |
| Met Standard | 29.4% |
| Below Standard | 30.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "69% proficient" for Shell Beach Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
39.8% of students exceeded standard while 29.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 17.3 points above the Lucia Mar Unified district average of 22.4%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 33.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
% Exceeded Standard
39.8%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
69.2%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-33.4pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
8.5%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
2.5%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
744
Across all grades & subjects
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 35 | 42.9% | 31.4% | 74.3% |
| 4th | 48 | 47.9% | 33.3% | 81.3% |
| 5th | 52 | 26.9% | 25.0% | 51.9% |
| 6th | 51 | 49.0% | 35.3% | 84.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 35 | 48.6% | 28.6% | 77.1% |
| 4th | 48 | 33.3% | 37.5% | 70.8% |
| 5th | 52 | 11.5% | 21.1% | 32.7% |
| 6th | 51 | 58.8% | 23.5% | 82.3% |