Slater Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.2% |
| Met Standard | 18.7% |
| Below Standard | 71.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "29% proficient" for Slater Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.2% of students exceeded standard while 18.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.9 points below the Fresno Unified district average of 13.1%. The 24 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.0% 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.
Proficiency drops by 11.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 42.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 98 | 12.2% | 24.5% | 36.7% |
| 4th | 111 | 10.8% | 16.2% | 27.0% |
| 5th | 103 | 8.7% | 19.4% | 28.2% |
| 6th | 109 | 10.1% | 23.9% | 33.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 98 | 7.1% | 23.5% | 30.6% |
| 4th | 112 | 8.9% | 19.6% | 28.6% |
| 5th | 105 | 7.6% | 8.6% | 16.2% |
| 6th | 111 | 16.2% | 14.4% | 30.6% |
Nearby schools
24 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.0