Arthur Hapgood Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.6% |
| Met Standard | 15.5% |
| Below Standard | 76.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for Arthur Hapgood Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.6% of students exceeded standard while 15.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Lompoc Unified district average of 9.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 5.8% 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 13.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 99 | 6.1% | 8.1% | 14.1% |
| 4th | 94 | 13.8% | 10.6% | 24.5% |
| 5th | 102 | 9.8% | 21.6% | 31.4% |
| 6th | 96 | 6.3% | 24.0% | 30.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 99 | 2.0% | 12.1% | 14.1% |
| 4th | 95 | 2.1% | 25.3% | 27.4% |
| 5th | 100 | 12.0% | 11.0% | 23.0% |
| 6th | 94 | 8.5% | 11.7% | 20.2% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 31.3