Tustin Memorial Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 60.7% |
| Met Standard | 27.6% |
| Below Standard | 11.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "88% proficient" for Tustin Memorial Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
60.7% of students exceeded standard while 27.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 39.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 26.3 points above the Tustin Unified district average of 34.3%. Compared to the 27 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 23.8 points higher (vs 36.9% 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 0.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 1.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 99 | 59.6% | 24.2% | 83.8% |
| 4th | 101 | 63.4% | 25.7% | 89.1% |
| 5th | 110 | 61.8% | 28.2% | 90.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 99 | 58.6% | 31.3% | 89.9% |
| 4th | 101 | 64.4% | 28.7% | 93.1% |
| 5th | 110 | 56.4% | 27.3% | 83.6% |
Nearby schools
27 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 59.4