The dashboard rates schools and districts for accountability determinations in the following areas:<\/p>\n
\u2022 English language arts: Reflecting how far from the standard that students scored on average on the Smarter Balanced assessment<\/a> or California Alternate Assessments<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Math: How far from the standard that students scored on average on those same standardized tests<\/p>\n \u2022 English-learner progress: The percentage of students learning English as a second language who either improved or maintained high performance relative to the previous year on the state\u2019s language proficiency test<\/p>\n \u2022 Suspension rate: The percentage of students suspended for a combined total of at least one full day during the school year<\/p>\n \u2022 Chronic absenteeism rate (elementary and middle schools only): The percentage of students who were absent for 10% or more of the instructional days they were enrolled to attend<\/p>\n \u2022 College and career readiness (high schools only): The number of students deemed prepared based on having met at least one of several metrics, such as taking Advanced Placement courses, passing AP or International Baccalaureate exams, completing a career technical education pathway, a pre-apprenticeship or a government job program, and passing college credit courses or state standardized tests in English and math<\/p>\n \u2022 Graduation rate (high schools only): Including four- and five-year graduations<\/p>\n Science scores, or the average number of points for continuously enrolled students who took the California Science Test<\/a> or California Alternate Assessment for Science<\/a>, were rated for informational purposes but not for accountability determinations.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s how the La Jolla Cluster schools fared in this year\u2019s ratings, along with changes from last year:<\/p>\n Bird Rock Elementary<\/p>\n \u2022 English language arts: Blue. 72.8 points above standard; +21.2<\/p>\n \u2022 Math: Blue. 80.1 points above standard; +21.2<\/p>\n \u2022 Suspension rate: Blue. 0% suspended at least one day; no change<\/p>\n \u2022 Chronic absenteeism rate: Orange. 9.9% chronically absent; +1.4%<\/p>\n \u2022 English-learner progress: No rating (fewer than 11 students)<\/p>\n \u2022 Science: Blue. 74.2 points; +9<\/p>\n La Jolla Elementary<\/p>\n \u2022 English language arts: Blue. 101 points above standard; +5.3<\/p>\n \u2022 Math: Blue. 91.8 points above standard; +6.3<\/p>\n \u2022 Suspension rate: Blue. 0.3% suspended at least one day; -1.1%<\/p>\n \u2022 Chronic absenteeism rate: Orange. 11.7% chronically absent (no change)<\/p>\n \u2022 English-learner progress: No rating (fewer than 11 students)<\/p>\n \u2022 Science: Blue. 77.8 points; +4.2<\/p>\n Torrey Pines Elementary<\/p>\n \u2022 English language arts: Green. 86.2 points above standard; -15<\/p>\n \u2022 Math: Green. 70.5 points above standard; -16.8<\/p>\n \u2022 Suspension rate: Blue. 0.2% suspended at least one day; -0.2%<\/p>\n \u2022 Chronic absenteeism rate: Orange. 10.6% chronically absent; +1%<\/p>\n \u2022 English-learner progress: No color.\u00a066.7% making progress; -33.3% (21 students)<\/p>\n \u2022 Science: Green. 70 points; -3.6<\/p>\n Muirlands Middle<\/p>\n \u2022 English language arts: Blue. 73.3 points above standard; +3.2<\/p>\n \u2022 Math: Blue. 48.3 points above standard; -0.3<\/p>\n \u2022 Suspension rate: Green. 3% suspended at least one day; -0.6%<\/p>\n \u2022 Chronic absenteeism rate: Yellow. 10.9% chronically absent; -0.5%<\/p>\n \u2022 English-learner progress: No rating (fewer than 11 students)<\/p>\n \u2022 Science:\u00a0Blue.\u00a069.5 points; +0.3<\/p>\n La Jolla High<\/p>\n \u2022 English language arts: Blue. 58.8 points above average; +21.8<\/p>\n \u2022 Math: Blue. 23.1 points above standard; +17<\/p>\n \u2022 Suspension rate: Green. 1.7% suspended at least one day; -0.8%<\/p>\n \u2022 English-learner progress:\u00a0No color.\u00a055.6% making progress; +2.6% (18 students)<\/p>\n \u2022 College and career preparedness: Green. 84.1% prepared; -4.3%<\/p>\n \u2022 Graduation rate: Blue. 97.5% graduated; -0.6%<\/p>\n \u2022 Science:\u00a0Blue.\u00a064.2 points; +6.7<\/p>\n La Jolla schools\u2019 color ratings were fairly consistent with last year\u2019s results, with a few exceptions.<\/p>\n Perhaps most notably, Torrey Pines Elementary took significant drops in English language arts and math. Though it remained well above average, the school went from \u201cblue\u201d to \u201cgreen\u201d in those categories.<\/p>\n Principal Keith Keiper said there were \u201cno immediate trends that would explain the dip in scores from the prior year.\u201d He pointed out Torrey Pines\u2019 \u201csignificant gains\u201d from 2022 to 2024.<\/p>\n Bird Rock Elementary\u2019s ratings held steady, with Principal Eric Banatao attributing the school\u2019s strong academic performance to the hard work of teachers, parents, students and support staff.<\/p>\n However, Bird Rock\u2019s chronic absenteeism rating dropped two levels from \u201cgreen\u201d to \u201corange.\u201d<\/p>\n La Jolla Elementary\u2019s chronic absenteeism rating also was downgraded, from \u201cyellow\u201d to orange.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAlthough our rates for chronic absenteeism are in the orange designation and we have more work to do in the area of attendance, I\u2019m proud of our results from the past couple of years,\u201d said La Jolla Elementary Principal Stephanie Hasselbrink.<\/p>\n She noted that the school\u2019s chronic absenteeism rate has dropped significantly from a high of 18.4% in 2022.<\/p>\n La Jolla High, meanwhile, boasted a lower suspension rate and significantly higher English and math ratings than last year.<\/p>\n \u201cThe gains in English language arts and mathematics, along with our lower suspension rate, reflect the commitment of our students, staff and families to maintaining a positive, academically focused school culture,\u201d said Principal Chuck Podhorsky.<\/p>\n![\"Bird](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BRES.jpg\")
Bird Rock Elementary School in La Jolla had English language arts and math ratings 72.8 and 80.1 points above standard, respectively, in the 2025 California School Dashboard. (Ashley Mackin-Solomon)<\/p>\n