Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 35.9% |
| Met Standard | 27.9% |
| Below Standard | 36.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "64% proficient" for Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
35.9% of students exceeded standard while 27.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.2 points above the Temecula Valley Unified district average of 31.6%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 37.6% 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.
Students here improve by 1.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 39.1% | 28.1% | 67.2% |
| 4th | 72 | 36.1% | 23.6% | 59.7% |
| 5th | 93 | 47.3% | 28.0% | 75.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 30.2% | 34.9% | 65.1% |
| 4th | 72 | 20.8% | 33.3% | 54.2% |
| 5th | 94 | 40.4% | 20.2% | 60.6% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 57.6