Highland Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 3.1% |
| Met Standard | 6.3% |
| Below Standard | 90.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "9% proficient" for Highland Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
3.1% of students exceeded standard while 6.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.7 points below the Vallejo City Unified district average of 7.8%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 8.8% exceeded — 5.7 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 4.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 45.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 5.3% | 2.7% | 8.0% |
| 4th | 73 | 5.5% | 6.8% | 12.3% |
| 5th | 80 | 2.5% | 11.3% | 13.8% |
| 6th | 56 | 3.6% | 10.7% | 14.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 2.6% | 3.9% | 6.5% |
| 4th | 73 | 1.4% | 4.1% | 5.5% |
| 5th | 80 | 2.5% | 7.5% | 10.0% |
| 6th | 57 | 1.8% | 3.5% | 5.3% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 33.9