Highgrove Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.6% |
| Met Standard | 16.3% |
| Below Standard | 73.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Highgrove Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.6% of students exceeded standard while 16.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.9 points below the Riverside Unified district average of 16.5%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 9.5% 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 0.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 22.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 119 | 10.9% | 14.3% | 25.2% |
| 4th | 121 | 20.7% | 19.8% | 40.5% |
| 5th | 121 | 13.2% | 19.0% | 32.2% |
| 6th | 125 | 9.6% | 24.0% | 33.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 118 | 6.8% | 17.8% | 24.6% |
| 4th | 121 | 9.9% | 15.7% | 25.6% |
| 5th | 121 | 9.1% | 9.1% | 18.2% |
| 6th | 124 | 4.8% | 10.5% | 15.3% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 34.9