Solana Santa Fe Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 58.5% |
| Met Standard | 24.6% |
| Below Standard | 16.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "83% proficient" for Solana Santa Fe Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
58.5% of students exceeded standard while 24.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 37.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Solana Beach Elementary district average of 59.3%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 58.6% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 11.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 2.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 72.5% | 19.6% | 92.2% |
| 4th | 40 | 52.5% | 30.0% | 82.5% |
| 5th | 65 | 63.1% | 21.5% | 84.6% |
| 6th | 46 | 41.3% | 37.0% | 78.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 70.6% | 25.5% | 96.1% |
| 4th | 40 | 55.0% | 22.5% | 77.5% |
| 5th | 65 | 67.7% | 13.8% | 81.5% |
| 6th | 46 | 43.5% | 28.3% | 71.7% |
Nearby schools
5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 73.1