Houston Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.2% |
| Met Standard | 14.6% |
| Below Standard | 76.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Houston Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.2% of students exceeded standard while 14.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.3 points below the Visalia Unified district average of 16.4%. The 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.9% exceeded — 6.7 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 2.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 84 | 13.1% | 20.2% | 33.3% |
| 4th | 72 | 13.9% | 9.7% | 23.6% |
| 5th | 66 | 18.2% | 18.2% | 36.4% |
| 6th | 72 | 4.2% | 25.0% | 29.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 7.0% | 16.3% | 23.3% |
| 4th | 72 | 8.3% | 12.5% | 20.8% |
| 5th | 68 | 5.9% | 8.8% | 14.7% |
| 6th | 73 | 2.7% | 5.5% | 8.2% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.5