Wanda Hirsch Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.0% |
| Met Standard | 17.7% |
| Below Standard | 71.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "29% proficient" for Wanda Hirsch Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.0% of students exceeded standard while 17.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Tracy Joint Unified district average of 11.8%. The 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 17.3% exceeded — 6.4 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 14.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 19.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 21.7% | 11.6% | 33.3% |
| 4th | 65 | 6.2% | 18.5% | 24.6% |
| 5th | 70 | 10.0% | 20.0% | 30.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 17.4% | 21.7% | 39.1% |
| 4th | 65 | 6.2% | 24.6% | 30.8% |
| 5th | 70 | 4.3% | 10.0% | 14.3% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.5