Monterey Highlands Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 50.3% |
| Met Standard | 23.7% |
| Below Standard | 26.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "74% proficient" for Monterey Highlands Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
50.3% of students exceeded standard while 23.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 29.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 18.2 points above the Alhambra Unified district average of 32.1%. Compared to the 36 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 30.2 points higher (vs 20.1% 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 16.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 50.0% | 21.9% | 71.9% |
| 4th | 104 | 49.0% | 23.1% | 72.1% |
| 5th | 105 | 41.9% | 20.9% | 62.9% |
| 6th | 118 | 50.9% | 27.1% | 78.0% |
| 7th | 118 | 53.4% | 30.5% | 83.9% |
| 8th | 96 | 53.1% | 31.3% | 84.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 52.1% | 28.1% | 80.2% |
| 4th | 105 | 50.5% | 24.8% | 75.2% |
| 5th | 105 | 31.4% | 24.8% | 56.2% |
| 6th | 121 | 56.2% | 17.4% | 73.5% |
| 7th | 121 | 52.9% | 22.3% | 75.2% |
| 8th | 97 | 61.9% | 12.4% | 74.2% |
Nearby schools
36 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.2