Norseman Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.8% |
| Met Standard | 19.0% |
| Below Standard | 74.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "26% proficient" for Norseman Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.8% of students exceeded standard while 19.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.3 points below the Fresno Unified district average of 13.1%. The 30 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.4% 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.
Proficiency drops by 12.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 6.3% | 14.3% | 20.6% |
| 4th | 62 | 11.3% | 14.5% | 25.8% |
| 5th | 76 | 5.3% | 15.8% | 21.1% |
| 6th | 79 | 12.7% | 29.1% | 41.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 4.8% | 31.8% | 36.5% |
| 4th | 62 | 8.1% | 21.0% | 29.0% |
| 5th | 75 | 2.7% | 8.0% | 10.7% |
| 6th | 79 | 3.8% | 17.7% | 21.5% |
Nearby schools
30 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.9