Bret Harte Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.2% |
| Met Standard | 14.0% |
| Below Standard | 77.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Bret Harte Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.2% of students exceeded standard while 14.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.8 points below the Modesto City Elementary district average of 11.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 7.2% 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.
Proficiency drops by 3.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 125 | 6.4% | 12.0% | 18.4% |
| 4th | 105 | 7.6% | 14.3% | 21.9% |
| 5th | 113 | 11.5% | 17.7% | 29.2% |
| 6th | 112 | 8.0% | 19.6% | 27.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 126 | 11.9% | 21.4% | 33.3% |
| 4th | 107 | 6.5% | 8.4% | 14.9% |
| 5th | 116 | 7.8% | 7.8% | 15.5% |
| 6th | 115 | 6.1% | 10.4% | 16.5% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 32.9