How does Sycamore Magnet Academy compare to other elementary schools in Tustin?

Sycamore Magnet Academy has a SchoolScope composite score of 33.5/100, placing it at the 18th percentile statewide. 5% of students exceed standard, with a total of 3,070 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Sycamore Magnet Academy?

4.9% of students at Sycamore Magnet Academy exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 20.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Sycamore Magnet Academy improving or declining?

Sycamore Magnet Academy's proficiency rate decreases by 4.5 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 Magnet Academy?

16.9% of students at Sycamore Magnet Academy 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 Magnet Academy

Tustin Unified Tustin Orange County 92780

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

3,070 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

1,161 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

87%

Teachers

46 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 91.7%

White 3.6%

Asian 1.3%

Black 1.1%

Other 2.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Sycamore Magnet Academy
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	4.9%
Met Standard	15.5%
Below Standard	79.5%

Exceeded

4.9%

Met

15.5%

Below

79.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "20% proficient" for Sycamore Magnet Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

4.9% of students exceeded standard while 15.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 29.4 points below the Tustin Unified district average of 34.3%. The 26 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 25.7% exceeded — 20.7 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 4.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 16.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

4.9%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

20.4%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-4.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

16.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

3.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

3,070

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	96	4.2%	17.7%	21.9%	56.3%	21.9%
4th	101	5.9%	9.9%	28.7%	55.5%	15.8%
5th	107	6.5%	20.6%	27.1%	45.8%	27.1%
6th	135	2.2%	23.0%	26.7%	48.1%	25.2%
7th	162	6.8%	22.8%	19.1%	51.2%	29.6%
8th	162	3.7%	25.9%	27.2%	43.2%	29.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	96	7.3%	21.9%	15.6%	55.2%	29.2%
4th	102	4.9%	8.8%	34.3%	52.0%	13.7%
5th	107	5.6%	9.3%	32.7%	52.3%	14.9%
6th	136	4.4%	6.6%	27.2%	61.8%	11.0%
7th	167	3.6%	9.6%	22.8%	64.1%	13.2%
8th	164	4.3%	9.8%	20.7%	65.2%	14.0%