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Gretchen Higgins Elementary

PublicRegularGrades 0โ€“5
Dixon, California ยท Dixon Unified
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students353
Student:Teacher27.2:1
Free/Reduced Lunch76%
Title INo

Academic Performance

State accountability indicators and test performance.

CA Dashboard ยท 2024
CA School Dashboard 2024: Orange

Performance indicators

English Learner Progress
Orange
Mathematics
Orange
English Language Arts
Orange
Chronic Absenteeism
Orange
Color scale: Blue (highest) โ†’ Green โ†’ Yellow โ†’ Orange โ†’ Red (lowest). Each indicator reflects the schoolโ€™s status and change over time compared to a state-defined benchmark.

Source: California Department of Education โ€” School Dashboard 2024 release.

Student test scores

Percentage of students who met or exceeded the grade-level standard on the most recent state assessment. Each tile is colour-coded: green โ‰ฅ50%, amber 35-49%, red <35%.

ELA ยท CAASPP

Grade 3
28%
n=72
Grade 4
23%
n=78
Grade 5
28%
n=67
Grade 11
26%
n=217

Math ยท CAASPP

Grade 3
32%
n=73
Grade 4
28%
n=80
Grade 5
15%
n=67
Grade 11
25%
n=220

Source: CAASPP 2024. โ€œProficientโ€ includes students who met or exceeded the standard; small-cell data (fewer than ~10 students) is suppressed by the state and shown as โ€œโ€”โ€.

How California measures performance

  • CAASPP (Smarter Balanced) tests in ELA and Math for grades 3โ€“8 and 11.
  • ELPAC tests English learner proficiency.
  • CAST is the science test (grades 5, 8, and high school).
  • The CA Dashboard combines these with absenteeism, suspensions, and graduation into a color-coded status across 13 indicators.