How does Silas Bartsch compare to other elementary schools in Reedley?

Silas Bartsch has a SchoolScope composite score of 50.8/100, placing it at the 68th percentile statewide. 27% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,626 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Silas Bartsch?

27.3% of students at Silas Bartsch exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 54.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Silas Bartsch improving or declining?

Silas Bartsch's proficiency rate decreases by 2.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Silas Bartsch?

10.4% of students at Silas Bartsch are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Silas Bartsch

Kings Canyon Joint Unified Reedley Fresno County 93654

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,626 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

620 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

90%

Teachers

27 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 92.1%

White 5.2%

Asian 0.8%

Black 0.2%

Other 1.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Silas Bartsch
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	27.3%
Met Standard	26.9%
Below Standard	45.9%

Exceeded

27.3%

Met

26.9%

Below

45.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "54% proficient" for Silas Bartsch and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

27.3% of students exceeded standard while 26.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.4 points above the Kings Canyon Joint Unified district average of 20.8%. Compared to the 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.1 points higher (vs 21.2% 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 2.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 10.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

27.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

54.1%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-2.6pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

10.4%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

6.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,626

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	52	44.2%	13.5%	23.1%	19.2%	57.7%
4th	78	34.6%	28.2%	20.5%	16.7%	62.8%
5th	51	35.3%	35.3%	17.6%	11.8%	70.6%
6th	81	17.3%	32.1%	29.6%	21.0%	49.4%
7th	60	26.7%	41.7%	13.3%	18.3%	68.3%
8th	85	15.3%	31.8%	30.6%	22.4%	47.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	52	51.9%	23.1%	13.5%	11.5%	75.0%
4th	78	20.5%	38.5%	23.1%	17.9%	59.0%
5th	51	31.4%	25.5%	27.4%	15.7%	56.9%
6th	81	17.3%	17.3%	29.6%	35.8%	34.6%
7th	60	21.7%	15.0%	16.7%	46.7%	36.7%
8th	84	14.3%	20.2%	26.2%	39.3%	34.5%