Horizon Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.2% |
| Met Standard | 21.3% |
| Below Standard | 67.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Horizon Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.2% of students exceeded standard while 21.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.1 points below the Greenfield Union district average of 14.3%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.7% exceeded — 4.5 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 9.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 118 | 16.9% | 21.2% | 38.1% |
| 4th | 146 | 15.8% | 26.7% | 42.5% |
| 5th | 164 | 9.2% | 23.8% | 32.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 118 | 9.3% | 23.7% | 33.0% |
| 4th | 150 | 8.0% | 22.0% | 30.0% |
| 5th | 165 | 8.5% | 10.9% | 19.4% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.6