Tustin Ranch Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 25.2% |
| Met Standard | 27.8% |
| Below Standard | 47.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "53% proficient" for Tustin Ranch Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
25.2% of students exceeded standard while 27.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.1 points below the Tustin Unified district average of 34.3%. The 26 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 39.3% exceeded — 14.1 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 9.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 23.5% | 18.8% | 42.4% |
| 4th | 82 | 25.6% | 32.9% | 58.5% |
| 5th | 90 | 31.1% | 33.3% | 64.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 24.4% | 24.4% | 48.8% |
| 4th | 86 | 25.6% | 32.6% | 58.1% |
| 5th | 90 | 21.1% | 24.4% | 45.6% |
Nearby schools
26 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 60.6