Highlands Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 31.3% |
| Met Standard | 29.6% |
| Below Standard | 39.1% |
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:
31.3% of students exceeded standard while 29.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.7 points below the Saugus Union district average of 38.1%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 39.6% exceeded — 8.2 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 0.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 94 | 28.7% | 30.9% | 59.6% |
| 4th | 83 | 25.3% | 25.3% | 50.6% |
| 5th | 105 | 33.3% | 31.4% | 64.8% |
| 6th | 69 | 40.6% | 34.8% | 75.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 94 | 28.7% | 33.0% | 61.7% |
| 4th | 83 | 16.9% | 36.1% | 53.0% |
| 5th | 105 | 32.4% | 22.9% | 55.2% |
| 6th | 68 | 45.6% | 22.1% | 67.7% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 62.1