Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.5% |
| Met Standard | 20.9% |
| Below Standard | 66.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.5% of students exceeded standard while 20.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Fresno Unified district average of 13.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 13.1% 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 5.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 22.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 15.6% | 18.2% | 33.8% |
| 4th | 76 | 9.2% | 26.3% | 35.5% |
| 5th | 92 | 13.0% | 28.3% | 41.3% |
| 6th | 77 | 9.1% | 26.0% | 35.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 13.0% | 23.4% | 36.4% |
| 4th | 76 | 15.8% | 21.1% | 36.8% |
| 5th | 92 | 7.6% | 10.9% | 18.5% |
| 6th | 77 | 16.9% | 13.0% | 29.9% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.0