Mineral King Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 14.4% |
| Met Standard | 20.2% |
| Below Standard | 65.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for Mineral King Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
14.4% of students exceeded standard while 20.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.0 points below the Visalia Unified district average of 16.4%. Compared to the 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 3.3 points higher (vs 11.1% average). 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 11.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 89 | 21.4% | 14.6% | 36.0% |
| 4th | 87 | 20.7% | 27.6% | 48.3% |
| 5th | 78 | 29.5% | 28.2% | 57.7% |
| 6th | 89 | 5.6% | 27.0% | 32.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 89 | 12.4% | 16.9% | 29.2% |
| 4th | 87 | 8.1% | 18.4% | 26.4% |
| 5th | 79 | 11.4% | 19.0% | 30.4% |
| 6th | 89 | 6.7% | 10.1% | 16.9% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.5