Joel J. Hidahl Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.8% |
| Met Standard | 18.8% |
| Below Standard | 72.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Joel J. Hidahl Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.8% of students exceeded standard while 18.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.3 points below the Ceres Unified district average of 11.1%. The 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.9% exceeded — 2.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 3.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 50 | 12.0% | 14.0% | 26.0% |
| 4th | 61 | 13.1% | 13.1% | 26.2% |
| 5th | 64 | 7.8% | 31.3% | 39.1% |
| 6th | 57 | 8.8% | 19.3% | 28.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 50 | 6.0% | 18.0% | 24.0% |
| 4th | 62 | 11.3% | 22.6% | 33.9% |
| 5th | 64 | 6.3% | 12.5% | 18.8% |
| 6th | 58 | 5.2% | 19.0% | 24.1% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.2