Kirk Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.2% |
| Met Standard | 17.2% |
| Below Standard | 77.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Kirk Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.2% of students exceeded standard while 17.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.9 points below the Fresno Unified district average of 13.1%. The 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 11.7% exceeded — 6.5 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 2.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 50 | 6.0% | 22.0% | 28.0% |
| 4th | 41 | 2.4% | 12.2% | 14.6% |
| 5th | 49 | 12.2% | 20.4% | 32.6% |
| 6th | 46 | 4.3% | 26.1% | 30.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 3.9% | 13.7% | 17.6% |
| 4th | 41 | 0.0% | 14.6% | 14.6% |
| 5th | 52 | 5.8% | 11.5% | 17.3% |
| 6th | 48 | 6.3% | 16.7% | 22.9% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 33.4