Great Western Elementary
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
628 students tested
School overview
Enrollment
337 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
85%
Teachers
15 full-time
Student demographics
Hispanic
87.5%
White
10.1%
Other
2.4%
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 24.5% |
| Met Standard | 26.4% |
| Below Standard | 49.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for Great Western Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
24.5% of students exceeded standard while 26.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.7 points above the Kings Canyon Joint Unified district average of 20.8%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 0.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
% Exceeded Standard
24.5%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
51.0%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-0.6pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
6.5%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.8%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
628
Across all grades & subjects
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 29.4% | 23.5% | 52.9% |
| 4th | 49 | 24.5% | 30.6% | 55.1% |
| 5th | 56 | 30.4% | 28.6% | 58.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 23.1% | 26.9% | 50.0% |
| 4th | 50 | 22.0% | 24.0% | 46.0% |
| 5th | 56 | 17.9% | 25.0% | 42.9% |