Newhope Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.6% |
| Met Standard | 24.2% |
| Below Standard | 62.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "38% proficient" for Newhope Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.6% of students exceeded standard while 24.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 15.4 points below the Garden Grove Unified district average of 28.9%. The 40 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 24.4% exceeded — 10.8 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 10.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 60 | 5.0% | 16.7% | 21.7% |
| 4th | 36 | 22.2% | 16.7% | 38.9% |
| 5th | 36 | 19.4% | 13.9% | 33.3% |
| 6th | 57 | 19.3% | 42.1% | 61.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 60 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% |
| 4th | 37 | 13.5% | 29.7% | 43.2% |
| 5th | 36 | 16.7% | 16.7% | 33.3% |
| 6th | 57 | 14.0% | 31.6% | 45.6% |
Nearby schools
40 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 49.9