How does Helen L. Dollahan Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Rialto?

Helen L. Dollahan Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 40.6/100, placing it at the 41st percentile statewide. 14% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,154 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Helen L. Dollahan Elementary?

14.3% of students at Helen L. Dollahan Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 33.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Helen L. Dollahan Elementary improving or declining?

Helen L. Dollahan Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 9.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Helen L. Dollahan Elementary?

14.2% of students at Helen L. Dollahan Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Helen L. Dollahan Elementary

Rialto Unified Rialto San Bernardino County 92376

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,154 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

623 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

84%

Teachers

27 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 87.0%

White 2.4%

Asian 0.3%

Black 6.3%

Other 4.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Helen L. Dollahan Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	14.3%
Met Standard	19.5%
Below Standard	66.2%

Exceeded

14.3%

Met

19.5%

Below

66.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "34% proficient" for Helen L. Dollahan Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

14.3% of students exceeded standard while 19.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Rialto Unified district average of 12.8%. Compared to the 25 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.2 points higher (vs 12.1% 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 9.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 14.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.