Walter Hays Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 58.8% |
| Met Standard | 18.9% |
| Below Standard | 22.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "78% proficient" for Walter Hays Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
58.8% of students exceeded standard while 18.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 37.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Palo Alto Unified district average of 60.3%. Compared to the 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 10.1 points higher (vs 48.6% 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 3.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 45 | 55.6% | 13.3% | 68.9% |
| 4th | 43 | 60.5% | 23.3% | 83.7% |
| 5th | 37 | 64.9% | 10.8% | 75.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 53.2% | 25.5% | 78.7% |
| 4th | 45 | 53.3% | 26.7% | 80.0% |
| 5th | 38 | 65.8% | 13.2% | 79.0% |
Nearby schools
15 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 63.7