Horace Cureton Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 3.8% |
| Met Standard | 15.9% |
| Below Standard | 80.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "20% proficient" for Horace Cureton Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
3.8% of students exceeded standard while 15.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.4 points below the Alum Rock Union Elementary district average of 9.2%. The 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.5% exceeded — 9.7 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 0.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 28.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 42 | 0.0% | 11.9% | 11.9% |
| 4th | 43 | 7.0% | 18.6% | 25.6% |
| 5th | 44 | 6.8% | 11.4% | 18.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 42 | 0.0% | 19.1% | 19.1% |
| 4th | 43 | 4.7% | 27.9% | 32.6% |
| 5th | 44 | 4.5% | 6.8% | 11.4% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.5