How does Faller Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Ridgecrest?

Faller Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 36.6/100, placing it at the 27th percentile statewide. 12% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,028 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Faller Elementary?

12.3% of students at Faller Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 35.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Faller Elementary improving or declining?

Faller Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 21.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Faller Elementary?

15.0% of students at Faller 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.

Faller Elementary

Sierra Sands Unified Ridgecrest Kern County 93555

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,028 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

504 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

59%

Teachers

21 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 37.5%

White 46.2%

Asian 0.4%

Black 5.6%

Other 10.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Faller Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	12.3%
Met Standard	23.3%
Below Standard	64.4%

Exceeded

12.3%

Met

23.3%

Below

64.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Faller Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

12.3% of students exceeded standard while 23.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.8 points below the Sierra Sands Unified district average of 17.0%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 20.6% exceeded — 8.3 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 21.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 15.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

12.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

35.6%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-21.0pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

15.0%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

3.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,028

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	74	18.9%	31.1%	25.7%	24.3%	50.0%
4th	90	13.3%	21.1%	18.9%	46.7%	34.4%
5th	91	6.6%	26.4%	23.1%	44.0%	33.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	77	14.3%	32.5%	23.4%	29.9%	46.8%
4th	90	10.0%	18.9%	42.2%	28.9%	28.9%
5th	92	10.9%	10.9%	25.0%	53.3%	21.7%

Nearby schools

1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.5

Las Flores Elementary

Sierra Sands Unified · 1.4 mi

50.5

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