Newhall Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.7% |
| Met Standard | 17.6% |
| Below Standard | 70.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "29% proficient" for Newhall Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.7% of students exceeded standard while 17.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 26.2 points below the Newhall district average of 37.9%. The 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 32.4% exceeded — 20.7 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 5.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 80 | 20.0% | 11.3% | 31.3% |
| 4th | 79 | 19.0% | 20.3% | 39.2% |
| 5th | 78 | 16.7% | 17.9% | 34.6% |
| 6th | 92 | 5.4% | 20.6% | 26.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 82 | 6.1% | 28.1% | 34.1% |
| 4th | 80 | 13.8% | 15.0% | 28.8% |
| 5th | 80 | 7.5% | 12.5% | 20.0% |
| 6th | 94 | 5.3% | 14.9% | 20.2% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 58.9