Apricot Valley Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.5% |
| Met Standard | 17.7% |
| Below Standard | 70.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "29% proficient" for Apricot Valley Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.5% of students exceeded standard while 17.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.2 points above the Patterson Joint Unified district average of 7.3%. Compared to the 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 4.6 points higher (vs 6.9% 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 1.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 123 | 15.4% | 21.9% | 37.4% |
| 4th | 118 | 16.9% | 24.6% | 41.5% |
| 5th | 124 | 23.4% | 16.1% | 39.5% |
| 6th | 134 | 7.5% | 20.1% | 27.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 123 | 7.3% | 18.7% | 26.0% |
| 4th | 118 | 7.6% | 16.1% | 23.7% |
| 5th | 124 | 8.9% | 12.1% | 21.0% |
| 6th | 135 | 5.2% | 11.8% | 17.0% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.2