Hidden Valley Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 24.4% |
| Met Standard | 30.9% |
| Below Standard | 44.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "55% proficient" for Hidden Valley Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
24.4% of students exceeded standard while 30.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.5 points above the Mt. Diablo Unified district average of 18.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 25.3% 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 7.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 137 | 30.7% | 32.1% | 62.8% |
| 4th | 127 | 31.5% | 24.4% | 55.9% |
| 5th | 125 | 24.0% | 27.2% | 51.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 137 | 21.9% | 35.0% | 56.9% |
| 4th | 127 | 19.7% | 30.7% | 50.4% |
| 5th | 125 | 18.4% | 36.0% | 54.4% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.1