Wood Canyon Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 25.5% |
| Met Standard | 30.0% |
| Below Standard | 44.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "55% proficient" for Wood Canyon Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
25.5% of students exceeded standard while 30.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.5 points below the Capistrano Unified district average of 39.0%. The 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 46.2% exceeded — 20.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 0.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 29.3% | 36.0% | 65.3% |
| 4th | 71 | 22.5% | 28.2% | 50.7% |
| 5th | 71 | 29.6% | 35.2% | 64.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 29.3% | 24.0% | 53.3% |
| 4th | 71 | 12.7% | 32.4% | 45.1% |
| 5th | 71 | 29.6% | 23.9% | 53.5% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 62.8