Fancher Creek Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 18.7% |
| Met Standard | 22.4% |
| Below Standard | 58.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for Fancher Creek Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
18.7% of students exceeded standard while 22.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.2 points below the Clovis Unified district average of 32.9%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 19.4% 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 8.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 24.0% | 20.8% | 44.8% |
| 4th | 85 | 25.9% | 14.1% | 40.0% |
| 5th | 84 | 16.7% | 23.8% | 40.5% |
| 6th | 94 | 21.3% | 34.0% | 55.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 12.5% | 26.0% | 38.5% |
| 4th | 84 | 16.7% | 21.4% | 38.1% |
| 5th | 84 | 14.3% | 11.9% | 26.2% |
| 6th | 93 | 18.3% | 26.9% | 45.2% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.5