Highlands Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 22.3% |
| Met Standard | 23.6% |
| Below Standard | 54.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "46% proficient" for Highlands Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
22.3% of students exceeded standard while 23.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.4 points above the Mt. Diablo Unified district average of 18.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 22.0% 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 6.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 19.8% | 24.4% | 44.2% |
| 4th | 83 | 16.9% | 19.3% | 36.1% |
| 5th | 82 | 28.1% | 26.8% | 54.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 19.8% | 27.9% | 47.7% |
| 4th | 80 | 15.0% | 27.5% | 42.5% |
| 5th | 82 | 34.1% | 15.8% | 50.0% |
Nearby schools
5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.5