Smythe Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 3.8% |
| Met Standard | 15.3% |
| Below Standard | 80.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "19% proficient" for Smythe Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
3.8% of students exceeded standard while 15.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.5 points below the San Ysidro Elementary district average of 14.3%. The 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.9% exceeded — 11.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 3.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 39.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 4.6% | 6.2% | 10.8% |
| 4th | 89 | 9.0% | 11.2% | 20.2% |
| 5th | 82 | 3.7% | 17.1% | 20.7% |
| 6th | 68 | 0.0% | 32.4% | 32.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 5.7% | 21.4% | 27.1% |
| 4th | 96 | 3.1% | 18.8% | 21.9% |
| 5th | 85 | 2.4% | 8.2% | 10.6% |
| 6th | 69 | 1.4% | 7.3% | 8.7% |
Nearby schools
15 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.6