Heritage Oak Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 22.8% |
| Met Standard | 28.9% |
| Below Standard | 48.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "52% proficient" for Heritage Oak Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
22.8% of students exceeded standard while 28.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Dry Creek Joint Elementary district average of 24.7%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 26.2% exceeded — 3.4 points higher. 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 2.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 105 | 21.9% | 26.7% | 48.6% |
| 4th | 108 | 25.9% | 27.8% | 53.7% |
| 5th | 104 | 26.0% | 32.7% | 58.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 106 | 15.1% | 36.8% | 51.9% |
| 4th | 110 | 20.0% | 30.0% | 50.0% |
| 5th | 104 | 27.9% | 19.2% | 47.1% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.5