How does Gretchen Higgins Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Dixon?

Gretchen Higgins Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 33.2/100, placing it at the 17th percentile statewide. 4% of students exceed standard, with a total of 860 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Gretchen Higgins Elementary?

4.1% of students at Gretchen Higgins Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 18.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Gretchen Higgins Elementary improving or declining?

Gretchen Higgins Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 4.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Gretchen Higgins Elementary?

18.8% of students at Gretchen Higgins Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Gretchen Higgins Elementary

Dixon Unified Dixon Solano County 95620

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

860 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

373 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

77%

Teachers

15 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 67.3%

White 20.4%

Asian 0.5%

Black 3.2%

Other 8.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Gretchen Higgins Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	4.1%
Met Standard	14.8%
Below Standard	81.1%

Exceeded

4.1%

Met

14.8%

Below

81.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "19% proficient" for Gretchen Higgins Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

4.1% of students exceeded standard while 14.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.9 points below the Dixon Unified district average of 10.0%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 12.9% exceeded — 8.8 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 4.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 18.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.