Harding University Partnership
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 25.3% |
| Met Standard | 22.7% |
| Below Standard | 52.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "48% proficient" for Harding University Partnership and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
25.3% of students exceeded standard while 22.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.6 points above the Santa Barbara Unified district average of 19.7%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 24.9% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 28.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 42 | 30.9% | 33.3% | 64.3% |
| 4th | 35 | 25.7% | 31.4% | 57.1% |
| 5th | 62 | 25.8% | 16.1% | 41.9% |
| 6th | 47 | 19.1% | 19.1% | 38.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 43 | 44.2% | 23.3% | 67.4% |
| 4th | 37 | 21.6% | 18.9% | 40.5% |
| 5th | 65 | 13.8% | 20.0% | 33.9% |
| 6th | 49 | 22.4% | 20.4% | 42.9% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 49.8