Newport Heights Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 45.0% |
| Met Standard | 30.0% |
| Below Standard | 25.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "75% proficient" for Newport Heights Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
45.0% of students exceeded standard while 30.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 24.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.1 points above the Newport-Mesa Unified district average of 32.0%. Compared to the 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 12.1 points higher (vs 32.9% average). 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 7.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 45.3% | 23.4% | 68.8% |
| 4th | 64 | 62.5% | 18.8% | 81.3% |
| 5th | 66 | 48.5% | 30.3% | 78.8% |
| 6th | 57 | 40.4% | 49.1% | 89.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 40.6% | 28.1% | 68.8% |
| 4th | 64 | 39.1% | 31.3% | 70.3% |
| 5th | 66 | 48.5% | 25.8% | 74.2% |
| 6th | 57 | 35.1% | 33.3% | 68.4% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 56.2