Cypress Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.2% |
| Met Standard | 16.4% |
| Below Standard | 74.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "26% proficient" for Cypress Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.2% of students exceeded standard while 16.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Tulare City district average of 10.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 7.8% 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 18.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 13.8% | 24.6% | 38.5% |
| 4th | 74 | 13.5% | 10.8% | 24.3% |
| 5th | 78 | 6.4% | 19.2% | 25.6% |
| 6th | 86 | 4.7% | 15.1% | 19.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 22.1% | 19.1% | 41.2% |
| 4th | 74 | 4.0% | 24.3% | 28.4% |
| 5th | 78 | 6.4% | 10.3% | 16.7% |
| 6th | 87 | 3.5% | 8.1% | 11.5% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 33.1