Lawless Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.1% |
| Met Standard | 19.1% |
| Below Standard | 67.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "32% proficient" for Lawless Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.1% of students exceeded standard while 19.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Fresno Unified district average of 13.1%. The 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.7% exceeded — 2.6 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 28.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 26.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 23.6% | 20.8% | 44.4% |
| 4th | 75 | 12.0% | 20.0% | 32.0% |
| 5th | 81 | 9.9% | 13.6% | 23.5% |
| 6th | 83 | 10.8% | 31.3% | 42.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 28.8% | 21.9% | 50.7% |
| 4th | 77 | 11.7% | 13.0% | 24.7% |
| 5th | 83 | 4.8% | 10.8% | 15.7% |
| 6th | 85 | 3.5% | 21.2% | 24.7% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.6