Trajan Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.1% |
| Met Standard | 32.8% |
| Below Standard | 50.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "50% proficient" for Trajan Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.1% of students exceeded standard while 32.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.2 points above the San Juan Unified district average of 13.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 17.5% 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.
Proficiency drops by 4.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 61 | 26.2% | 29.5% | 55.7% |
| 4th | 65 | 12.3% | 33.9% | 46.1% |
| 5th | 55 | 18.2% | 41.8% | 60.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 61 | 18.0% | 34.4% | 52.5% |
| 4th | 66 | 9.1% | 37.9% | 47.0% |
| 5th | 57 | 19.3% | 19.3% | 38.6% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.1