Handy Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.6% |
| Met Standard | 22.3% |
| Below Standard | 64.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Handy Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.6% of students exceeded standard while 22.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.5 points below the Orange Unified district average of 26.1%. The 25 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 22.2% exceeded — 8.6 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 4.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 15.7% | 17.6% | 33.3% |
| 4th | 40 | 15.0% | 22.5% | 37.5% |
| 5th | 57 | 22.8% | 24.6% | 47.4% |
| 6th | 62 | 12.9% | 29.0% | 41.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 11.5% | 25.0% | 36.5% |
| 4th | 42 | 2.4% | 19.1% | 21.4% |
| 5th | 58 | 10.3% | 20.7% | 31.0% |
| 6th | 62 | 17.7% | 19.4% | 37.1% |
Nearby schools
25 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 49.2