Tarpey Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.3% |
| Met Standard | 21.5% |
| Below Standard | 61.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Tarpey Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.3% of students exceeded standard while 21.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 15.6 points below the Clovis Unified district average of 32.9%. The 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 22.9% exceeded — 5.5 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 15.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 82 | 30.5% | 19.5% | 50.0% |
| 4th | 81 | 24.7% | 25.9% | 50.6% |
| 5th | 101 | 16.8% | 26.7% | 43.6% |
| 6th | 88 | 11.4% | 27.3% | 38.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 82 | 21.9% | 21.9% | 43.9% |
| 4th | 81 | 11.1% | 28.4% | 39.5% |
| 5th | 101 | 7.9% | 11.9% | 19.8% |
| 6th | 88 | 14.8% | 10.2% | 25.0% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.0