Hillside Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.2% |
| Met Standard | 11.5% |
| Below Standard | 83.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "17% proficient" for Hillside Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.2% of students exceeded standard while 11.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.4 points below the San Lorenzo Unified district average of 11.6%. The 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.1% exceeded — 10.9 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 13.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 34.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 59 | 11.9% | 10.2% | 22.0% |
| 4th | 55 | 1.8% | 9.1% | 10.9% |
| 5th | 57 | 7.0% | 12.3% | 19.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 60 | 5.0% | 25.0% | 30.0% |
| 4th | 56 | 3.6% | 8.9% | 12.5% |
| 5th | 58 | 1.7% | 3.5% | 5.2% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.7