Sycamore Hills Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.7% |
| Met Standard | 21.3% |
| Below Standard | 67.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Sycamore Hills Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.7% of students exceeded standard while 21.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Colton Joint Unified district average of 10.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 10.7% 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.
Students here improve by 2.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 93 | 7.5% | 19.4% | 26.9% |
| 4th | 71 | 21.1% | 22.5% | 43.7% |
| 5th | 97 | 11.3% | 30.9% | 42.3% |
| 6th | 94 | 13.8% | 27.7% | 41.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 6.3% | 20.8% | 27.1% |
| 4th | 71 | 16.9% | 25.4% | 42.3% |
| 5th | 99 | 6.1% | 10.1% | 16.2% |
| 6th | 94 | 11.7% | 13.8% | 25.5% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.9