Ayer Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.6% |
| Met Standard | 13.9% |
| Below Standard | 75.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Ayer Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.6% of students exceeded standard while 13.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.5 points below the Fresno Unified district average of 13.1%. The 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.9% exceeded — 4.3 points higher. 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 9.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 37.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 6.5% | 14.3% | 20.8% |
| 4th | 72 | 16.7% | 15.3% | 31.9% |
| 5th | 85 | 20.0% | 22.4% | 42.4% |
| 6th | 77 | 5.2% | 11.7% | 16.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 74 | 8.1% | 16.2% | 24.3% |
| 4th | 72 | 12.5% | 15.3% | 27.8% |
| 5th | 86 | 10.5% | 10.5% | 20.9% |
| 6th | 77 | 5.2% | 5.2% | 10.4% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.4