Janet L. Young Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 25.9% |
| Met Standard | 28.3% |
| Below Standard | 45.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "54% proficient" for Janet L. Young Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
25.9% of students exceeded standard while 28.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.1 points below the Clovis Unified district average of 32.9%. The 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 29.1% exceeded — 3.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 4.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 28.2% | 26.9% | 55.1% |
| 4th | 92 | 23.9% | 22.8% | 46.7% |
| 5th | 102 | 36.3% | 29.4% | 65.7% |
| 6th | 94 | 18.1% | 39.4% | 57.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 25.6% | 29.5% | 55.1% |
| 4th | 92 | 19.6% | 30.4% | 50.0% |
| 5th | 102 | 29.4% | 23.5% | 52.9% |
| 6th | 94 | 25.5% | 24.5% | 50.0% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.9