Sheridan Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 18.1% |
| Met Standard | 20.0% |
| Below Standard | 61.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "38% proficient" for Sheridan Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
18.1% of students exceeded standard while 20.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.8 points below the Kings Canyon Joint Unified district average of 20.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 17.0% 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 0.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 18.2% | 19.7% | 37.9% |
| 4th | 55 | 30.9% | 16.4% | 47.3% |
| 5th | 61 | 22.9% | 27.9% | 50.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 9.1% | 30.3% | 39.4% |
| 4th | 55 | 16.4% | 10.9% | 27.3% |
| 5th | 62 | 11.3% | 14.5% | 25.8% |
Nearby schools
2 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.4