Stella I. Hills Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 2.3% |
| Met Standard | 8.2% |
| Below Standard | 89.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "11% proficient" for Stella I. Hills Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
2.3% of students exceeded standard while 8.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.4 points below the Bakersfield City district average of 7.8%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 7.1% exceeded — 4.7 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 6.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 28.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 4.7% | 8.1% | 12.8% |
| 4th | 90 | 2.2% | 10.0% | 12.2% |
| 5th | 98 | 3.1% | 8.2% | 11.2% |
| 6th | 74 | 2.7% | 14.9% | 17.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 90 | 1.1% | 12.2% | 13.3% |
| 4th | 93 | 1.1% | 6.5% | 7.5% |
| 5th | 98 | 0.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 6th | 76 | 4.0% | 4.0% | 7.9% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 32.0