Cunningham Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.5% |
| Met Standard | 12.9% |
| Below Standard | 82.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "17% proficient" for Cunningham Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.5% of students exceeded standard while 12.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.6 points below the Turlock Unified district average of 13.1%. The 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.5% exceeded — 6.0 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 3.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 30.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 80 | 1.3% | 7.5% | 8.8% |
| 4th | 89 | 7.9% | 12.4% | 20.2% |
| 5th | 80 | 2.5% | 16.3% | 18.8% |
| 6th | 89 | 9.0% | 15.7% | 24.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 80 | 0.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% |
| 4th | 93 | 2.1% | 16.1% | 18.3% |
| 5th | 80 | 5.0% | 6.3% | 11.3% |
| 6th | 88 | 8.0% | 13.6% | 21.6% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.9