Figarden Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 14.9% |
| Met Standard | 25.6% |
| Below Standard | 59.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "40% proficient" for Figarden Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
14.9% of students exceeded standard while 25.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Fresno Unified district average of 13.1%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 17.1% exceeded — 2.2 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 9.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 32.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 20.9% | 24.4% | 45.4% |
| 4th | 65 | 13.8% | 30.8% | 44.6% |
| 5th | 60 | 13.3% | 33.3% | 46.7% |
| 6th | 96 | 12.5% | 30.2% | 42.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 20.9% | 30.2% | 51.2% |
| 4th | 65 | 15.4% | 23.1% | 38.5% |
| 5th | 60 | 8.3% | 21.7% | 30.0% |
| 6th | 96 | 13.5% | 11.5% | 25.0% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.9