Harte Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 14.9% |
| Met Standard | 21.5% |
| Below Standard | 63.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Harte Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
14.9% of students exceeded standard while 21.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.9 points below the Long Beach Unified district average of 24.8%. The 26 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 18.9% exceeded — 4.0 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 12.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 30.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 122 | 10.7% | 16.4% | 27.1% |
| 4th | 111 | 20.7% | 14.4% | 35.1% |
| 5th | 115 | 16.5% | 35.6% | 52.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 121 | 13.2% | 19.8% | 33.1% |
| 4th | 110 | 12.7% | 26.4% | 39.1% |
| 5th | 114 | 15.8% | 16.7% | 32.5% |
Nearby schools
26 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.8