Dolores Huerta Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.1% |
| Met Standard | 19.8% |
| Below Standard | 68.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "32% proficient" for Dolores Huerta Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.1% of students exceeded standard while 19.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.1 points below the Lennox district average of 16.2%. The 30 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.0% exceeded — 2.9 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 15.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 90 | 10.0% | 34.4% | 44.4% |
| 4th | 72 | 12.5% | 9.7% | 22.2% |
| 5th | 98 | 19.4% | 18.4% | 37.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 91 | 14.3% | 28.6% | 42.9% |
| 4th | 72 | 5.6% | 13.9% | 19.4% |
| 5th | 98 | 10.2% | 13.3% | 23.5% |
Nearby schools
30 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.7