Sweetwater Springs Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.7% |
| Met Standard | 22.8% |
| Below Standard | 59.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for Sweetwater Springs Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.7% of students exceeded standard while 22.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the La Mesa-Spring Valley district average of 19.4%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 16.7% 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.
Students here improve by 7.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 50 | 26.0% | 16.0% | 42.0% |
| 4th | 51 | 17.6% | 19.6% | 37.3% |
| 5th | 62 | 21.0% | 38.7% | 59.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 50 | 18.0% | 20.0% | 38.0% |
| 4th | 53 | 7.5% | 22.6% | 30.2% |
| 5th | 62 | 16.1% | 19.4% | 35.5% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.5