Harvest Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.0% |
| Met Standard | 21.6% |
| Below Standard | 61.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Harvest Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.0% of students exceeded standard while 21.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Central Unified district average of 15.9%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 16.6% 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 4.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 137 | 17.5% | 29.2% | 46.7% |
| 4th | 143 | 12.6% | 21.0% | 33.6% |
| 5th | 143 | 26.6% | 23.8% | 50.4% |
| 6th | 142 | 18.3% | 33.8% | 52.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 138 | 15.9% | 26.8% | 42.8% |
| 4th | 144 | 4.2% | 11.8% | 16.0% |
| 5th | 142 | 17.6% | 12.0% | 29.6% |
| 6th | 142 | 23.2% | 14.8% | 38.0% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.3