Explore Map Compare Blog Sign in

Calwa Elementary

Fresno Unified Fresno Fresno County 93725
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,248 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
580 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
20:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
98%
Teachers
29 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 85.2%
White 1.0%
Asian 9.0%
Black 2.9%
Other 1.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Calwa Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard9.6%
Met Standard15.6%
Below Standard74.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Calwa Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

9.6% of students exceeded standard while 15.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.5 points below the Fresno Unified district average of 13.1%. The 23 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 12.7% exceeded — 3.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 4.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 30.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
9.6%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
25.2%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-4.6pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
30.7%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
3.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,248
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 80 10.0% 8.8% 26.3% 55.0% 18.8%
4th 70 10.0% 14.3% 17.1% 58.6% 24.3%
5th 77 6.5% 13.0% 28.6% 52.0% 19.5%
6th 82 9.8% 25.6% 30.5% 34.1% 35.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 81 13.6% 21.0% 24.7% 40.7% 34.6%
4th 70 10.0% 10.0% 32.9% 47.1% 20.0%
5th 81 6.2% 18.5% 17.3% 58.0% 24.7%
6th 83 10.8% 13.3% 28.9% 47.0% 24.1%