How does Earlimart Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Earlimart?

Earlimart Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 37.0/100, placing it at the 29th percentile statewide. 8% of students exceed standard, with a total of 936 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Earlimart Elementary?

7.6% of students at Earlimart Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 20.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Earlimart Elementary improving or declining?

Earlimart Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 3.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Earlimart Elementary?

10.3% of students at Earlimart Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Earlimart Elementary

Earlimart Elementary Earlimart Tulare County 93219

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

936 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

494 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

15:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

92%

Teachers

33 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 96.2%

Black 0.2%

Other 3.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Earlimart Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	7.6%
Met Standard	12.9%
Below Standard	79.4%

Exceeded

7.6%

Met

12.9%

Below

79.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for Earlimart Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

7.6% of students exceeded standard while 12.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Earlimart Elementary district average of 8.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 8.7% 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 3.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 10.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

7.6%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

20.6%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-3.9pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

10.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

936

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	75	6.7%	17.3%	33.3%	42.7%	24.0%
4th	82	13.4%	8.5%	20.7%	57.3%	21.9%
5th	77	6.5%	18.2%	27.3%	48.0%	24.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	75	6.7%	16.0%	22.7%	54.7%	22.7%
4th	82	7.3%	8.5%	35.4%	48.8%	15.8%
5th	77	5.2%	9.1%	23.4%	62.3%	14.3%

Nearby schools

1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 34.6

Alila

Earlimart Elementary · 0.1 mi

34.6

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