Merton E. Hill Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 37.9% |
| Met Standard | 28.2% |
| Below Standard | 33.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "66% proficient" for Merton E. Hill Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
37.9% of students exceeded standard while 28.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.0 points above the Garden Grove Unified district average of 28.9%. Compared to the 39 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 9.5 points higher (vs 28.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 0.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 23 | 39.1% | 26.1% | 65.2% |
| 4th | 31 | 35.5% | 22.6% | 58.1% |
| 5th | 31 | 48.4% | 32.3% | 80.7% |
| 6th | 38 | 31.6% | 36.8% | 68.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 23 | 39.1% | 30.4% | 69.6% |
| 4th | 33 | 30.3% | 30.3% | 60.6% |
| 5th | 34 | 32.4% | 20.6% | 52.9% |
| 6th | 38 | 47.4% | 26.3% | 73.7% |
Nearby schools
39 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 53.2