Sunkist Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.5% |
| Met Standard | 19.3% |
| Below Standard | 74.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "26% proficient" for Sunkist Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.5% of students exceeded standard while 19.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Hueneme Elementary district average of 8.1%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 8.6% exceeded — 2.2 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 13.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 19.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 5.1% | 25.6% | 30.8% |
| 4th | 80 | 8.8% | 16.3% | 25.0% |
| 5th | 89 | 6.7% | 22.5% | 29.2% |
| 7th | 5 | — | — | — |
| 8th | 5 | — | — | — |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 10.1% | 27.9% | 38.0% |
| 4th | 82 | 1.2% | 14.6% | 15.8% |
| 5th | 90 | 5.6% | 7.8% | 13.3% |
| 7th | 5 | — | — | — |
| 8th | 5 | — | — | — |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.7