Farnham Charter
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 31.8% |
| Met Standard | 24.6% |
| Below Standard | 43.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "56% proficient" for Farnham Charter and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
31.8% of students exceeded standard while 24.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.9 points below the Cambrian district average of 39.6%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 42.0% exceeded — 10.3 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 5.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 29.4% | 21.6% | 51.0% |
| 4th | 59 | 30.5% | 23.7% | 54.2% |
| 5th | 65 | 30.8% | 30.8% | 61.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 33.3% | 25.5% | 58.8% |
| 4th | 61 | 27.9% | 24.6% | 52.5% |
| 5th | 65 | 38.5% | 21.5% | 60.0% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 62.4