Peggy Heller Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 14.4% |
| Met Standard | 26.5% |
| Below Standard | 59.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for Peggy Heller Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
14.4% of students exceeded standard while 26.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.2 points below the Atwater Elementary district average of 16.6%. The 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 18.0% exceeded — 3.6 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 2.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 9.0% | 21.8% | 30.8% |
| 4th | 62 | 16.1% | 29.0% | 45.2% |
| 5th | 81 | 14.8% | 22.2% | 37.0% |
| 6th | 87 | 13.8% | 27.6% | 41.4% |
| 7th | 94 | 20.2% | 42.5% | 62.8% |
| 8th | 87 | 11.5% | 47.1% | 58.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 3.8% | 31.6% | 35.4% |
| 4th | 62 | 14.5% | 24.2% | 38.7% |
| 5th | 83 | 6.0% | 18.1% | 24.1% |
| 6th | 87 | 16.1% | 16.1% | 32.2% |
| 7th | 94 | 20.2% | 18.1% | 38.3% |
| 8th | 87 | 26.4% | 19.5% | 46.0% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.9