Highland Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.8% |
| Met Standard | 13.9% |
| Below Standard | 81.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "19% proficient" for Highland Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.8% of students exceeded standard while 13.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.5 points below the West Contra Costa Unified district average of 12.3%. The 23 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 7.7% exceeded — 2.9 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 23.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 34.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 41 | 9.8% | 17.1% | 26.8% |
| 4th | 37 | 0.0% | 10.8% | 10.8% |
| 5th | 44 | 2.3% | 9.1% | 11.4% |
| 6th | 48 | 2.1% | 12.5% | 14.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 43 | 7.0% | 32.6% | 39.5% |
| 4th | 34 | 2.9% | 17.6% | 20.6% |
| 5th | 46 | 2.2% | 6.5% | 8.7% |
| 6th | 41 | 12.2% | 4.9% | 17.1% |
Nearby schools
23 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 31.4