Fairhaven Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.6% |
| Met Standard | 19.5% |
| Below Standard | 74.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Fairhaven Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.6% of students exceeded standard while 19.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 20.5 points below the Orange Unified district average of 26.1%. The 31 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.0% exceeded — 9.4 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 14.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 26.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 2.0% | 13.7% | 15.7% |
| 4th | 51 | 7.8% | 21.6% | 29.4% |
| 5th | 53 | 9.4% | 22.6% | 32.1% |
| 6th | 60 | 5.0% | 33.3% | 38.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 3.9% | 7.8% | 11.8% |
| 4th | 52 | 7.7% | 17.3% | 25.0% |
| 5th | 53 | 3.8% | 20.8% | 24.5% |
| 6th | 60 | 5.0% | 18.3% | 23.3% |
Nearby schools
31 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.2