Howard Cattle Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 14.3% |
| Met Standard | 20.5% |
| Below Standard | 65.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for Howard Cattle Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
14.3% of students exceeded standard while 20.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 17.8 points below the Chino Valley Unified district average of 32.1%. The 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.1% exceeded — 4.8 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 15.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 84 | 19.1% | 20.2% | 39.3% |
| 4th | 78 | 28.2% | 21.8% | 50.0% |
| 5th | 76 | 11.8% | 21.1% | 32.9% |
| 6th | 69 | 8.7% | 26.1% | 34.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 23.3% | 16.3% | 39.5% |
| 4th | 78 | 9.0% | 33.3% | 42.3% |
| 5th | 76 | 6.6% | 7.9% | 14.5% |
| 6th | 69 | 7.3% | 17.4% | 24.6% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.9