Roche Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.6% |
| Met Standard | 18.5% |
| Below Standard | 71.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Roche Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.6% of students exceeded standard while 18.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.4 points below the Porterville Unified district average of 13.0%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.4% exceeded — 3.8 points higher. 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 2.9 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 | 47 | 6.4% | 12.8% | 19.1% |
| 4th | 43 | 13.9% | 13.9% | 27.9% |
| 5th | 58 | 10.3% | 31.0% | 41.4% |
| 6th | 49 | 12.2% | 18.4% | 30.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 12.2% | 24.5% | 36.7% |
| 4th | 43 | 4.7% | 23.3% | 27.9% |
| 5th | 59 | 6.8% | 13.6% | 20.3% |
| 6th | 49 | 10.2% | 10.2% | 20.4% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.0