Birney Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 15.3% |
| Met Standard | 22.7% |
| Below Standard | 61.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "38% proficient" for Birney Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
15.3% of students exceeded standard while 22.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.2 points above the Fresno Unified district average of 13.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 14.0% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 14.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 31.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 82 | 23.2% | 20.7% | 43.9% |
| 4th | 88 | 12.5% | 23.9% | 36.4% |
| 5th | 88 | 19.3% | 20.4% | 39.8% |
| 6th | 110 | 10.9% | 31.8% | 42.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 83 | 27.7% | 27.7% | 55.4% |
| 4th | 92 | 7.6% | 15.2% | 22.8% |
| 5th | 90 | 13.3% | 16.7% | 30.0% |
| 6th | 112 | 8.9% | 25.0% | 33.9% |
Nearby schools
29 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.5