How does Alta Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Reedley?

Alta Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 51.6/100, placing it at the 70th percentile statewide. 33% of students exceed standard, with a total of 654 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Alta Elementary?

32.7% of students at Alta Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 57.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Alta Elementary improving or declining?

Alta Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 24.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Alta Elementary?

4.6% of students at Alta Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Alta Elementary

Kings Canyon Joint Unified Reedley Fresno County 93654

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

654 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

366 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

82%

Teachers

16 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 92.1%

White 5.2%

Black 0.3%

Other 2.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Alta Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	32.7%
Met Standard	24.4%
Below Standard	42.9%

Exceeded

32.7%

Met

24.4%

Below

42.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "57% proficient" for Alta Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

32.7% of students exceeded standard while 24.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.8 points above the Kings Canyon Joint Unified district average of 20.8%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.4 points higher (vs 27.3% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 24.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 4.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

32.7%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

57.1%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-24.8pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

4.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.1%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

654

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	55	32.7%	34.5%	18.2%	14.6%	67.3%
4th	63	33.3%	11.1%	27.0%	28.6%	44.4%
5th	45	28.9%	31.1%	11.1%	28.9%	60.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	55	56.4%	27.3%	9.1%	7.3%	83.6%
4th	63	20.6%	25.4%	34.9%	19.1%	46.0%
5th	46	23.9%	17.4%	32.6%	26.1%	41.3%

Nearby schools

1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.8

Silas Bartsch

Kings Canyon Joint Unified · 2 mi

50.8

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