Soleado Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 65.0% |
| Met Standard | 22.2% |
| Below Standard | 12.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "87% proficient" for Soleado Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
65.0% of students exceeded standard while 22.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 44.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.7 points above the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified district average of 56.3%. Compared to the 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 9.4 points higher (vs 55.6% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 2.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 5.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 58.0% | 18.8% | 76.8% |
| 4th | 86 | 61.6% | 27.9% | 89.5% |
| 5th | 77 | 71.4% | 19.5% | 90.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 65.7% | 27.1% | 92.9% |
| 4th | 88 | 67.0% | 21.6% | 88.6% |
| 5th | 77 | 66.2% | 18.2% | 84.4% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 73.3