Wagon Wheel Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 51.7% |
| Met Standard | 26.7% |
| Below Standard | 21.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "78% proficient" for Wagon Wheel Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
51.7% of students exceeded standard while 26.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 30.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.7 points above the Capistrano Unified district average of 39.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 52.0% 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.
Students here improve by 12.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 59 | 40.7% | 28.8% | 69.5% |
| 4th | 78 | 51.3% | 25.6% | 76.9% |
| 5th | 70 | 62.9% | 25.7% | 88.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 59 | 40.7% | 33.9% | 74.6% |
| 4th | 80 | 50.0% | 30.0% | 80.0% |
| 5th | 72 | 63.9% | 16.7% | 80.6% |
Nearby schools
1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 70.7