Alta Heights Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.1% |
| Met Standard | 24.3% |
| Below Standard | 58.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for Alta Heights Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.1% of students exceeded standard while 24.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Napa Valley Unified district average of 16.2%. Compared to the 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.1 points higher (vs 12.0% 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 1.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 22.4% | 18.4% | 40.8% |
| 4th | 38 | 18.4% | 21.1% | 39.5% |
| 5th | 56 | 17.9% | 35.7% | 53.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 50 | 14.0% | 34.0% | 48.0% |
| 4th | 39 | 15.4% | 17.9% | 33.3% |
| 5th | 56 | 14.3% | 17.9% | 32.1% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.0