Garden Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 15.8% |
| Met Standard | 20.3% |
| Below Standard | 63.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Garden Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
15.8% of students exceeded standard while 20.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.7 points above the Tulare City district average of 10.1%. Compared to the 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.4 points higher (vs 10.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 12.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 92 | 27.2% | 23.9% | 51.1% |
| 4th | 91 | 18.7% | 28.6% | 47.3% |
| 5th | 100 | 19.0% | 18.0% | 37.0% |
| 6th | 90 | 5.6% | 24.4% | 30.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 92 | 21.7% | 17.4% | 39.1% |
| 4th | 94 | 16.0% | 24.5% | 40.4% |
| 5th | 101 | 12.9% | 15.8% | 28.7% |
| 6th | 91 | 5.5% | 9.9% | 15.4% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.9