Pinkham Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.3% |
| Met Standard | 16.8% |
| Below Standard | 70.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "29% proficient" for Pinkham Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.3% of students exceeded standard while 16.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.1 points below the Visalia Unified district average of 16.4%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 10.5% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 23.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 31.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 59 | 23.7% | 20.3% | 44.1% |
| 4th | 59 | 11.9% | 18.6% | 30.5% |
| 5th | 47 | 8.5% | 14.9% | 23.4% |
| 6th | 60 | 15.0% | 31.7% | 46.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 59 | 16.9% | 16.9% | 33.9% |
| 4th | 59 | 5.1% | 16.9% | 22.0% |
| 5th | 48 | 2.1% | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| 6th | 60 | 15.0% | 8.3% | 23.3% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.2