Potrero Heights Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 44.8% |
| Met Standard | 24.6% |
| Below Standard | 30.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "69% proficient" for Potrero Heights Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
44.8% of students exceeded standard while 24.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 23.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 30.2 points above the Montebello Unified district average of 14.6%. Compared to the 25 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 19.5 points higher (vs 25.3% 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 11.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 34.4% | 21.9% | 56.3% |
| 4th | 55 | 54.5% | 18.2% | 72.7% |
| 5th | 64 | 46.9% | 31.3% | 78.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 35.9% | 32.8% | 68.8% |
| 4th | 54 | 44.4% | 25.9% | 70.4% |
| 5th | 64 | 53.1% | 17.2% | 70.3% |
Nearby schools
25 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.1