S. A. Moffett Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 42.5% |
| Met Standard | 30.2% |
| Below Standard | 27.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "73% proficient" for S. A. Moffett Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
42.5% of students exceeded standard while 30.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 21.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.0 points below the Huntington Beach City Elementary district average of 44.6%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 44.0% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 1.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 5.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 50 | 50.0% | 22.0% | 72.0% |
| 4th | 83 | 38.5% | 22.9% | 61.5% |
| 5th | 80 | 48.8% | 33.8% | 82.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 50 | 44.0% | 44.0% | 88.0% |
| 4th | 83 | 31.3% | 28.9% | 60.2% |
| 5th | 80 | 43.8% | 30.0% | 73.8% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 62.8