Muir Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.1% |
| Met Standard | 19.1% |
| Below Standard | 72.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Muir Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.1% of students exceeded standard while 19.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.0 points below the Fresno Unified district average of 13.1%. The 28 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 12.9% exceeded — 4.8 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 22.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 39.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 19.7% | 13.6% | 33.3% |
| 4th | 53 | 18.9% | 32.1% | 50.9% |
| 5th | 50 | 0.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% |
| 6th | 46 | 8.7% | 26.1% | 34.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 4.7% | 23.4% | 28.1% |
| 4th | 53 | 7.5% | 28.3% | 35.9% |
| 5th | 50 | 0.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| 6th | 47 | 4.3% | 12.8% | 17.0% |
Nearby schools
28 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 34.1