Robert Heideman Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.1% |
| Met Standard | 17.9% |
| Below Standard | 71.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "29% proficient" for Robert Heideman Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.1% of students exceeded standard while 17.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 23.3 points below the Tustin Unified district average of 34.3%. The 28 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.1% exceeded — 2.1 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 15.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 12.1% | 16.7% | 28.8% |
| 4th | 89 | 14.6% | 15.7% | 30.3% |
| 5th | 82 | 7.3% | 17.1% | 24.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 16.4% | 29.9% | 46.3% |
| 4th | 90 | 8.9% | 15.6% | 24.4% |
| 5th | 83 | 7.2% | 13.3% | 20.5% |
Nearby schools
28 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.9