Solana Ranch Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 68.3% |
| Met Standard | 16.6% |
| Below Standard | 15.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "85% proficient" for Solana Ranch Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
68.3% of students exceeded standard while 16.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 47.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.0 points above the Solana Beach Elementary district average of 59.3%. Compared to the 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 9.6 points higher (vs 58.8% 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 6.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 3.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 68.0% | 20.0% | 88.0% |
| 4th | 63 | 52.4% | 22.2% | 74.6% |
| 5th | 83 | 72.3% | 12.1% | 84.3% |
| 6th | 75 | 72.0% | 21.3% | 93.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 64.0% | 26.7% | 90.7% |
| 4th | 64 | 59.4% | 14.1% | 73.4% |
| 5th | 84 | 78.6% | 3.6% | 82.1% |
| 6th | 76 | 79.0% | 13.2% | 92.1% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 73.5