Highlands Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 35.5% |
| Met Standard | 25.9% |
| Below Standard | 38.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "61% proficient" for Highlands Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
35.5% of students exceeded standard while 25.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.0 points above the San Mateo-Foster City district average of 30.5%. The 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 44.4% exceeded — 8.9 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 1.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 38.5% | 21.1% | 59.6% |
| 4th | 47 | 34.0% | 21.3% | 55.3% |
| 5th | 69 | 39.1% | 24.6% | 63.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 34.6% | 34.6% | 69.2% |
| 4th | 47 | 23.4% | 34.0% | 57.5% |
| 5th | 69 | 42.0% | 20.3% | 62.3% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 60.7