Solana Highlands Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 57.2% |
| Met Standard | 28.4% |
| Below Standard | 14.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "86% proficient" for Solana Highlands Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
57.2% of students exceeded standard while 28.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 36.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.1 points below the Solana Beach Elementary district average of 59.3%. The 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 60.5% exceeded — 3.3 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 6.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 4.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 72.0% | 20.0% | 92.0% |
| 4th | 40 | 52.5% | 17.5% | 70.0% |
| 5th | 41 | 48.8% | 34.1% | 82.9% |
| 6th | 33 | 42.4% | 42.4% | 84.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 62.3% | 29.9% | 92.2% |
| 4th | 43 | 58.1% | 27.9% | 86.0% |
| 5th | 44 | 61.4% | 27.3% | 88.6% |
| 6th | 37 | 56.8% | 29.7% | 86.5% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 74.9