Herndon-Barstow Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 26.1% |
| Met Standard | 23.5% |
| Below Standard | 50.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "50% proficient" for Herndon-Barstow Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
26.1% of students exceeded standard while 23.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.2 points above the Central Unified district average of 15.9%. Compared to the 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.6 points higher (vs 20.5% average). 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 11.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 106 | 26.4% | 17.9% | 44.3% |
| 4th | 94 | 20.2% | 28.7% | 48.9% |
| 5th | 96 | 33.3% | 27.1% | 60.4% |
| 6th | 98 | 20.4% | 34.7% | 55.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 106 | 27.4% | 21.7% | 49.1% |
| 4th | 94 | 17.0% | 23.4% | 40.4% |
| 5th | 96 | 35.4% | 20.8% | 56.3% |
| 6th | 99 | 28.3% | 14.1% | 42.4% |
Nearby schools
5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.1