Heinz Kaiser Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 38.8% |
| Met Standard | 29.7% |
| Below Standard | 31.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "68% proficient" for Heinz Kaiser Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
38.8% of students exceeded standard while 29.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.9 points above the Newport-Mesa Unified district average of 32.0%. Compared to the 17 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 15.6 points higher (vs 23.3% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 0.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 134 | 40.3% | 25.4% | 65.7% |
| 4th | 118 | 44.9% | 28.8% | 73.7% |
| 5th | 143 | 35.7% | 29.4% | 65.0% |
| 6th | 130 | 33.1% | 41.5% | 74.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 134 | 29.1% | 34.3% | 63.4% |
| 4th | 118 | 42.4% | 30.5% | 72.9% |
| 5th | 143 | 37.8% | 24.5% | 62.2% |
| 6th | 130 | 47.7% | 23.1% | 70.8% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.2