Pleasant Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.8% |
| Met Standard | 24.6% |
| Below Standard | 57.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "42% proficient" for Pleasant Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.8% of students exceeded standard while 24.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.7 points above the Tulare City district average of 10.1%. Compared to the 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 9.9 points higher (vs 7.8% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 11.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 113 | 27.4% | 23.9% | 51.3% |
| 4th | 92 | 20.6% | 22.8% | 43.5% |
| 5th | 99 | 11.1% | 37.4% | 48.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 114 | 22.8% | 28.9% | 51.8% |
| 4th | 92 | 13.0% | 14.1% | 27.2% |
| 5th | 100 | 11.0% | 20.0% | 31.0% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 33.6