Helen Estock Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.4% |
| Met Standard | 11.6% |
| Below Standard | 82.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "18% proficient" for Helen Estock Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.4% of students exceeded standard while 11.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 27.9 points below the Tustin Unified district average of 34.3%. The 32 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 22.1% exceeded — 15.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 1.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 5.3% | 16.0% | 21.3% |
| 4th | 70 | 8.6% | 10.0% | 18.6% |
| 5th | 89 | 3.4% | 20.2% | 23.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 11.4% | 7.6% | 19.0% |
| 4th | 72 | 5.6% | 6.9% | 12.5% |
| 5th | 92 | 4.3% | 8.7% | 13.0% |
Nearby schools
32 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.4