Sunkist Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.6% |
| Met Standard | 16.2% |
| Below Standard | 77.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for Sunkist Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.6% of students exceeded standard while 16.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.3 points below the Anaheim Elementary district average of 9.9%. The 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.6% exceeded — 8.0 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 8.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 87 | 11.5% | 11.5% | 23.0% |
| 4th | 70 | 4.3% | 14.3% | 18.6% |
| 5th | 83 | 3.6% | 14.5% | 18.1% |
| 6th | 77 | 9.1% | 32.5% | 41.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 87 | 3.5% | 23.0% | 26.4% |
| 4th | 71 | 7.0% | 15.5% | 22.5% |
| 5th | 84 | 4.8% | 9.5% | 14.3% |
| 6th | 78 | 9.0% | 9.0% | 17.9% |
Nearby schools
19 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.2