Vista Grande Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 59.1% |
| Met Standard | 22.1% |
| Below Standard | 18.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "81% proficient" for Vista Grande Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
59.1% of students exceeded standard while 22.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 38.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.8 points above the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified district average of 56.3%. Compared to the 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 3.1 points higher (vs 56.0% 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 1.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 4.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 50.7% | 23.2% | 73.9% |
| 4th | 60 | 73.3% | 15.0% | 88.3% |
| 5th | 65 | 55.4% | 24.6% | 80.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 59.1% | 25.4% | 84.5% |
| 4th | 60 | 63.3% | 21.7% | 85.0% |
| 5th | 66 | 53.0% | 22.7% | 75.8% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 72.1