Rowell Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.3% |
| Met Standard | 18.4% |
| Below Standard | 69.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for Rowell Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.3% of students exceeded standard while 18.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Fresno Unified district average of 13.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 11.5% 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.
Students here improve by 1.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 27.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 76 | 9.2% | 15.8% | 25.0% |
| 4th | 82 | 20.7% | 13.4% | 34.1% |
| 5th | 74 | 12.2% | 20.3% | 32.4% |
| 6th | 69 | 10.1% | 33.3% | 43.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 13.9% | 16.5% | 30.4% |
| 4th | 81 | 9.9% | 16.1% | 25.9% |
| 5th | 73 | 8.2% | 17.8% | 26.0% |
| 6th | 70 | 14.3% | 14.3% | 28.6% |
Nearby schools
29 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 33.6