Heritage Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.8% |
| Met Standard | 18.5% |
| Below Standard | 71.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Heritage Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.8% of students exceeded standard while 18.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Tulare City district average of 10.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 10.3% 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 3.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 5.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 11.0% | 24.7% | 35.6% |
| 4th | 82 | 13.4% | 19.5% | 32.9% |
| 5th | 85 | 12.9% | 27.1% | 40.0% |
| 6th | 91 | 2.2% | 22.0% | 24.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 74 | 12.2% | 21.6% | 33.8% |
| 4th | 83 | 13.3% | 16.9% | 30.1% |
| 5th | 87 | 11.5% | 11.5% | 23.0% |
| 6th | 93 | 2.1% | 5.4% | 7.5% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.3