Barrett Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.3% |
| Met Standard | 15.7% |
| Below Standard | 76.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Barrett Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.3% of students exceeded standard while 15.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.3 points below the Morgan Hill Unified district average of 17.5%. The 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.4% exceeded — 11.1 points higher. 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 1.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 55 | 5.5% | 16.4% | 21.8% |
| 4th | 51 | 9.8% | 17.6% | 27.4% |
| 5th | 60 | 13.3% | 18.3% | 31.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 57 | 7.0% | 15.8% | 22.8% |
| 4th | 52 | 3.9% | 19.2% | 23.1% |
| 5th | 60 | 10.0% | 6.7% | 16.7% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.1