Howe Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 1.9% |
| Met Standard | 8.6% |
| Below Standard | 89.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "11% proficient" for Howe Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
1.9% of students exceeded standard while 8.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.0 points below the San Juan Unified district average of 13.0%. The 17 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 11.4% exceeded — 9.4 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 9.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 33.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 110 | 4.5% | 12.7% | 17.3% |
| 4th | 105 | 0.9% | 10.5% | 11.4% |
| 5th | 106 | 1.9% | 6.6% | 8.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 118 | 1.7% | 12.7% | 14.4% |
| 4th | 117 | 0.8% | 7.7% | 8.6% |
| 5th | 122 | 1.6% | 1.6% | 3.3% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 34.0