Harborside Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.2% |
| Met Standard | 12.8% |
| Below Standard | 78.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Harborside Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.2% of students exceeded standard while 12.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 15.5 points below the Chula Vista Elementary district average of 24.7%. The 24 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.1% exceeded — 3.9 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 3.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 32.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 74 | 12.2% | 21.6% | 33.8% |
| 4th | 68 | 8.8% | 14.7% | 23.5% |
| 5th | 67 | 13.4% | 13.4% | 26.9% |
| 6th | 79 | 15.2% | 15.2% | 30.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 84 | 6.0% | 8.3% | 14.3% |
| 4th | 72 | 2.8% | 12.5% | 15.3% |
| 5th | 73 | 8.2% | 6.8% | 15.1% |
| 6th | 84 | 7.1% | 9.5% | 16.7% |
Nearby schools
24 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.7