Happy Valley Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 62.7% |
| Met Standard | 25.8% |
| Below Standard | 11.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "89% proficient" for Happy Valley Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
62.7% of students exceeded standard while 25.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 41.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.9 points above the Lafayette Elementary district average of 58.8%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 3.1 points higher (vs 59.6% 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 3.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 2.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 62.3% | 27.3% | 89.6% |
| 4th | 74 | 55.4% | 29.7% | 85.1% |
| 5th | 67 | 73.1% | 19.4% | 92.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 74.0% | 20.8% | 94.8% |
| 4th | 74 | 48.6% | 35.1% | 83.8% |
| 5th | 67 | 62.7% | 22.4% | 85.1% |
Nearby schools
3 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 74.3