Heaton Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 3.2% |
| Met Standard | 11.5% |
| Below Standard | 85.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "15% proficient" for Heaton Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
3.2% of students exceeded standard while 11.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.9 points below the Fresno Unified district average of 13.1%. The 35 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.0% exceeded — 9.8 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 2.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 44.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 4.1% | 13.7% | 17.8% |
| 4th | 77 | 5.2% | 15.6% | 20.8% |
| 5th | 68 | 0.0% | 14.7% | 14.7% |
| 6th | 53 | 3.8% | 17.0% | 20.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 1.4% | 9.6% | 11.0% |
| 4th | 77 | 6.5% | 11.7% | 18.2% |
| 5th | 68 | 2.9% | 5.9% | 8.8% |
| 6th | 53 | 1.9% | 3.8% | 5.7% |
Nearby schools
35 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 34.2