Tara Hills Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.9% |
| Met Standard | 15.3% |
| Below Standard | 78.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for Tara Hills Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.9% of students exceeded standard while 15.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.5 points below the West Contra Costa Unified district average of 12.3%. The 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 12.1% exceeded — 6.2 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 6.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 36.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 33 | 12.1% | 18.2% | 30.3% |
| 4th | 52 | 13.5% | 11.5% | 25.0% |
| 5th | 44 | 6.8% | 22.7% | 29.6% |
| 6th | 42 | 2.4% | 16.7% | 19.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 34 | 2.9% | 26.5% | 29.4% |
| 4th | 54 | 0.0% | 9.3% | 9.3% |
| 5th | 43 | 7.0% | 9.3% | 16.3% |
| 6th | 42 | 2.4% | 9.5% | 11.9% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.3