Jessie Hayden Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 28.1% |
| Met Standard | 23.3% |
| Below Standard | 48.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for Jessie Hayden Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
28.1% of students exceeded standard while 23.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.8 points above the Westminster district average of 24.3%. The 34 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 30.5% exceeded — 2.4 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 3.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 32.9% | 17.1% | 50.0% |
| 4th | 96 | 38.5% | 18.8% | 57.3% |
| 5th | 85 | 30.6% | 25.9% | 56.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 26.8% | 25.4% | 52.1% |
| 4th | 97 | 27.8% | 25.8% | 53.6% |
| 5th | 85 | 11.8% | 27.1% | 38.8% |
Nearby schools
34 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 54.7