Harriette Kirschen Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.6% |
| Met Standard | 14.5% |
| Below Standard | 79.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "20% proficient" for Harriette Kirschen Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.6% of students exceeded standard while 14.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.5 points below the Modesto City Elementary district average of 11.0%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.9% exceeded — 8.3 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 11.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 25.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 2.9% | 7.3% | 10.3% |
| 4th | 67 | 3.0% | 13.4% | 16.4% |
| 5th | 64 | 9.4% | 14.1% | 23.4% |
| 6th | 68 | 10.3% | 25.0% | 35.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 2.8% | 11.1% | 13.9% |
| 4th | 66 | 3.0% | 16.7% | 19.7% |
| 5th | 65 | 6.2% | 16.9% | 23.1% |
| 6th | 70 | 7.1% | 11.4% | 18.6% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.9