Garfield Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 45.2% |
| Met Standard | 30.4% |
| Below Standard | 24.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "76% proficient" for Garfield Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
45.2% of students exceeded standard while 30.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 24.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.3 points above the Clovis Unified district average of 32.9%. Compared to the 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 10.2 points higher (vs 35.0% 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 14.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 80 | 57.5% | 27.5% | 85.0% |
| 4th | 81 | 55.6% | 27.2% | 82.7% |
| 5th | 81 | 43.2% | 29.6% | 72.8% |
| 6th | 100 | 36.0% | 37.0% | 73.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 80 | 45.0% | 33.8% | 78.8% |
| 4th | 80 | 42.5% | 32.5% | 75.0% |
| 5th | 81 | 42.0% | 21.0% | 63.0% |
| 6th | 99 | 40.4% | 34.3% | 74.8% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 54.4