O. N. Hirsch Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 54.3% |
| Met Standard | 22.1% |
| Below Standard | 23.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "76% proficient" for O. N. Hirsch Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
54.3% of students exceeded standard while 22.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 33.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.5 points above the Fremont Unified district average of 45.8%. Compared to the 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 11.4 points higher (vs 42.9% 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 18.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 82 | 52.4% | 26.8% | 79.3% |
| 4th | 80 | 62.5% | 17.5% | 80.0% |
| 5th | 89 | 38.2% | 30.3% | 68.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 82 | 62.2% | 25.6% | 87.8% |
| 4th | 85 | 63.5% | 17.6% | 81.2% |
| 5th | 89 | 47.2% | 14.6% | 61.8% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 59.6