Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 54.0% |
| Met Standard | 29.2% |
| Below Standard | 16.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "83% proficient" for Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
54.0% of students exceeded standard while 29.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 33.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Fountain Valley Elementary district average of 54.8%. Compared to the 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 15.5 points higher (vs 38.4% 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 2.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 84 | 51.2% | 23.8% | 75.0% |
| 4th | 76 | 63.2% | 19.7% | 82.9% |
| 5th | 74 | 41.9% | 40.5% | 82.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 84 | 53.6% | 33.3% | 86.9% |
| 4th | 77 | 55.8% | 31.2% | 87.0% |
| 5th | 74 | 58.1% | 27.0% | 85.1% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 60.0