Topaz Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.2% |
| Met Standard | 16.7% |
| Below Standard | 66.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "34% proficient" for Topaz Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.2% of students exceeded standard while 16.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 20.6 points below the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified district average of 37.7%. The 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 33.5% exceeded — 16.3 points higher. 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 19.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 55 | 7.3% | 25.4% | 32.7% |
| 4th | 50 | 14.0% | 20.0% | 34.0% |
| 5th | 55 | 30.9% | 21.8% | 52.7% |
| 6th | 48 | 29.2% | 18.8% | 47.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 3.6% | 5.4% | 8.9% |
| 4th | 51 | 13.7% | 15.7% | 29.4% |
| 5th | 56 | 12.5% | 16.1% | 28.6% |
| 6th | 49 | 26.5% | 10.2% | 36.7% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 56.4