Calwa Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.6% |
| Met Standard | 15.6% |
| Below Standard | 74.8% |
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
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 80 | 10.0% | 8.8% | 18.8% |
| 4th | 70 | 10.0% | 14.3% | 24.3% |
| 5th | 77 | 6.5% | 13.0% | 19.5% |
| 6th | 82 | 9.8% | 25.6% | 35.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 81 | 13.6% | 21.0% | 34.6% |
| 4th | 70 | 10.0% | 10.0% | 20.0% |
| 5th | 81 | 6.2% | 18.5% | 24.7% |
| 6th | 83 | 10.8% | 13.3% | 24.1% |
Nearby schools
23 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 34.9