Viejo Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 22.9% |
| Met Standard | 28.4% |
| Below Standard | 48.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for Viejo Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
22.9% of students exceeded standard while 28.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 16.1 points below the Capistrano Unified district average of 39.0%. The 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 40.2% exceeded — 17.3 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 13.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 21.3% | 24.0% | 45.3% |
| 4th | 69 | 26.1% | 23.2% | 49.3% |
| 5th | 65 | 27.7% | 33.9% | 61.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 9.3% | 32.0% | 41.3% |
| 4th | 69 | 26.1% | 31.9% | 58.0% |
| 5th | 66 | 27.3% | 25.8% | 53.0% |
Nearby schools
19 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 59.2