Arbolita Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.9% |
| Met Standard | 25.3% |
| Below Standard | 57.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "42% proficient" for Arbolita Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.9% of students exceeded standard while 25.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the La Habra City Elementary district average of 17.4%. The 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.4% exceeded — 6.5 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 13.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 54 | 9.3% | 31.5% | 40.7% |
| 4th | 49 | 18.4% | 20.4% | 38.8% |
| 5th | 61 | 11.5% | 34.4% | 45.9% |
| 6th | 39 | 12.8% | 28.2% | 41.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 54 | 22.2% | 35.2% | 57.4% |
| 4th | 50 | 20.0% | 22.0% | 42.0% |
| 5th | 61 | 9.8% | 16.4% | 26.2% |
| 6th | 37 | 32.4% | 13.5% | 46.0% |
Nearby schools
15 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.1