John J. Doyle Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.3% |
| Met Standard | 21.4% |
| Below Standard | 69.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for John J. Doyle Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.3% of students exceeded standard while 21.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.7 points below the Porterville Unified district average of 13.0%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.8% exceeded — 4.5 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 4.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 11.0% | 16.4% | 27.4% |
| 4th | 80 | 13.8% | 20.0% | 33.8% |
| 5th | 90 | 7.8% | 24.4% | 32.2% |
| 6th | 86 | 7.0% | 29.1% | 36.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 74 | 8.1% | 28.4% | 36.5% |
| 4th | 83 | 10.8% | 22.9% | 33.7% |
| 5th | 91 | 5.5% | 17.6% | 23.1% |
| 6th | 88 | 10.2% | 12.5% | 22.7% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.0