Carroll Fowler Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.4% |
| Met Standard | 18.8% |
| Below Standard | 72.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Carroll Fowler Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.4% of students exceeded standard while 18.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.7 points below the Ceres Unified district average of 11.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 10.0% 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 13.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 19.1% | 20.6% | 39.7% |
| 4th | 66 | 13.6% | 15.2% | 28.8% |
| 5th | 76 | 9.2% | 22.4% | 31.6% |
| 6th | 80 | 2.5% | 25.0% | 27.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 10.3% | 26.5% | 36.8% |
| 4th | 66 | 9.1% | 22.7% | 31.8% |
| 5th | 76 | 2.6% | 14.5% | 17.1% |
| 6th | 80 | 1.3% | 3.8% | 5.0% |
Nearby schools
15 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.5