How does Hunt Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Newman?

Hunt Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 38.0/100, placing it at the 32nd percentile statewide. 10% of students exceed standard, with a total of 452 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Hunt Elementary?

10.1% of students at Hunt Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 28.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Hunt Elementary improving or declining?

Hunt Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 4.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Hunt Elementary?

17.7% of students at Hunt Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Hunt Elementary

Newman-Crows Landing Unified Newman Stanislaus County 95360

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

452 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

289 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

66%

Teachers

15 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 82.7%

White 11.1%

Asian 1.0%

Black 2.1%

Other 3.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Hunt Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	10.1%
Met Standard	18.2%
Below Standard	71.8%

Exceeded

10.1%

Met

18.2%

Below

71.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Hunt Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.1% of students exceeded standard while 18.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.2 points below the Newman-Crows Landing Unified district average of 13.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 11.7% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 4.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 17.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.