Highland Community
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 1.4% |
| Met Standard | 7.3% |
| Below Standard | 91.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "9% proficient" for Highland Community and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
1.4% of students exceeded standard while 7.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.9 points below the Oakland Unified district average of 14.2%. The 24 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 7.5% exceeded — 6.1 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 3.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 32.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 76 | 0.0% | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 4th | 76 | 2.6% | 9.2% | 11.8% |
| 5th | 67 | 3.0% | 10.4% | 13.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 0.0% | 6.5% | 6.5% |
| 4th | 77 | 1.3% | 6.5% | 7.8% |
| 5th | 67 | 1.5% | 4.5% | 6.0% |
Nearby schools
24 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 33.1