Heroes Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.1% |
| Met Standard | 17.6% |
| Below Standard | 74.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "26% proficient" for Heroes Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.1% of students exceeded standard while 17.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Santa Ana Unified district average of 9.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 10.1% 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.
Students here improve by 1.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 60 | 8.3% | 18.3% | 26.7% |
| 4th | 73 | 11.0% | 15.1% | 26.0% |
| 5th | 69 | 10.1% | 18.8% | 29.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 61 | 6.6% | 21.3% | 27.9% |
| 4th | 76 | 4.0% | 11.8% | 15.8% |
| 5th | 69 | 8.7% | 20.3% | 29.0% |
Nearby schools
38 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.3