Hillside Innovation Academy
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.8% |
| Met Standard | 20.2% |
| Below Standard | 68.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "32% proficient" for Hillside Innovation Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.8% of students exceeded standard while 20.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.7 points below the Romoland Elementary district average of 14.5%. The 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.0% exceeded — 3.2 points higher. 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 10.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 13 | 15.4% | 15.4% | 30.8% |
| 4th | 24 | 29.2% | 20.8% | 50.0% |
| 5th | 16 | 18.8% | 31.3% | 50.0% |
| 6th | 27 | 14.8% | 25.9% | 40.7% |
| 7th | 34 | 2.9% | 38.2% | 41.2% |
| 8th | 35 | 20.0% | 17.1% | 37.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 13 | 7.7% | 15.4% | 23.1% |
| 4th | 24 | 8.3% | 25.0% | 33.3% |
| 5th | 16 | 6.3% | 18.8% | 25.0% |
| 6th | 27 | 7.4% | 11.1% | 18.5% |
| 7th | 34 | 2.9% | 8.8% | 11.8% |
| 8th | 35 | 8.6% | 14.3% | 22.9% |
Nearby schools
3 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.0