Heritage Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 14.0% |
| Met Standard | 22.3% |
| Below Standard | 63.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Heritage Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
14.0% of students exceeded standard while 22.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.9 points below the Garden Grove Unified district average of 28.9%. The 38 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 24.8% exceeded — 10.8 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 9.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 43 | 18.6% | 25.6% | 44.2% |
| 4th | 46 | 10.9% | 19.6% | 30.4% |
| 5th | 49 | 14.3% | 26.5% | 40.8% |
| 6th | 57 | 19.3% | 28.1% | 47.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 43 | 18.6% | 27.9% | 46.5% |
| 4th | 46 | 13.0% | 10.9% | 23.9% |
| 5th | 49 | 12.2% | 18.4% | 30.6% |
| 6th | 57 | 5.3% | 21.1% | 26.3% |
Nearby schools
38 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.4