Del Paso Heights Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.1% |
| Met Standard | 12.5% |
| Below Standard | 81.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "19% proficient" for Del Paso Heights Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.1% of students exceeded standard while 12.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.9 points below the Twin Rivers Unified district average of 13.0%. The 17 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 9.1% exceeded — 3.0 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 10.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 31.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 5.1% | 15.2% | 20.3% |
| 4th | 58 | 3.5% | 5.2% | 8.6% |
| 5th | 68 | 0.0% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 6th | 62 | 14.5% | 19.4% | 33.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 2.5% | 21.5% | 24.1% |
| 4th | 60 | 5.0% | 5.0% | 10.0% |
| 5th | 71 | 2.8% | 7.0% | 9.9% |
| 6th | 63 | 15.9% | 12.7% | 28.6% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 31.9