Friendly Hills Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 20.5% |
| Met Standard | 35.2% |
| Below Standard | 44.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "56% proficient" for Friendly Hills Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
20.5% of students exceeded standard while 35.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.0 points above the Morongo Unified district average of 12.6%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 14.3 points higher (vs 6.3% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 22.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 37 | 37.8% | 24.3% | 62.2% |
| 4th | 41 | 24.4% | 43.9% | 68.3% |
| 5th | 28 | 3.6% | 42.9% | 46.4% |
| 6th | 40 | 17.5% | 50.0% | 67.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 37 | 24.3% | 32.4% | 56.8% |
| 4th | 41 | 21.9% | 34.1% | 56.1% |
| 5th | 28 | 10.7% | 17.9% | 28.6% |
| 6th | 40 | 22.5% | 35.0% | 57.5% |
Nearby schools
1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 32.2