Trabuco Mesa Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 46.0% |
| Met Standard | 22.6% |
| Below Standard | 31.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "69% proficient" for Trabuco Mesa Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
46.0% of students exceeded standard while 22.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 25.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 18.7 points above the Saddleback Valley Unified district average of 27.4%. Compared to the 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 17.5 points higher (vs 28.5% 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 23.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 95 | 65.3% | 20.0% | 85.3% |
| 4th | 82 | 39.0% | 28.1% | 67.1% |
| 5th | 106 | 39.6% | 24.5% | 64.2% |
| 6th | 97 | 39.2% | 22.7% | 61.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 95 | 61.0% | 23.2% | 84.2% |
| 4th | 82 | 46.3% | 25.6% | 72.0% |
| 5th | 106 | 34.9% | 23.6% | 58.5% |
| 6th | 97 | 43.3% | 13.4% | 56.7% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 54.2