How does Sycamore Canyon Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Santee?

Sycamore Canyon Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 57.5/100, placing it at the 80th percentile statewide. 34% of students exceed standard, with a total of 664 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Sycamore Canyon Elementary?

34.3% of students at Sycamore Canyon Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 63.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Sycamore Canyon Elementary improving or declining?

Sycamore Canyon Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 5.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Sycamore Canyon Elementary?

9.5% of students at Sycamore Canyon Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Sycamore Canyon Elementary

Santee Santee San Diego County 92071

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

664 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

360 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

28%

Teachers

16 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 27.8%

White 54.7%

Asian 1.4%

Black 1.9%

Other 14.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Sycamore Canyon Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	34.3%
Met Standard	29.0%
Below Standard	36.7%

Exceeded

34.3%

Met

29.0%

Below

36.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "63% proficient" for Sycamore Canyon Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

34.3% of students exceeded standard while 29.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.8 points above the Santee district average of 26.6%. Compared to the 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 7.6 points higher (vs 26.7% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 5.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 9.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.