Highland Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.5% |
| Met Standard | 15.5% |
| Below Standard | 76.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Highland Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.5% of students exceeded standard while 15.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.9 points below the Visalia Unified district average of 16.4%. The 17 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.8% exceeded — 5.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 2.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 26.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 8.7% | 15.2% | 23.9% |
| 4th | 53 | 13.2% | 7.5% | 20.8% |
| 5th | 60 | 6.7% | 15.0% | 21.7% |
| 6th | 47 | 14.9% | 27.7% | 42.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 4.3% | 13.0% | 17.4% |
| 4th | 54 | 3.7% | 11.1% | 14.8% |
| 5th | 64 | 3.1% | 10.9% | 14.1% |
| 6th | 50 | 14.0% | 24.0% | 38.0% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.5