Thomas Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.1% |
| Met Standard | 14.3% |
| Below Standard | 78.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for Thomas Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.1% of students exceeded standard while 14.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.0 points below the Fresno Unified district average of 13.1%. The 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.1% exceeded — 6.0 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 3.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 31.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 127 | 11.0% | 11.0% | 22.1% |
| 4th | 103 | 12.6% | 12.6% | 25.2% |
| 5th | 102 | 7.8% | 16.7% | 24.5% |
| 6th | 120 | 5.0% | 22.5% | 27.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 127 | 6.3% | 15.0% | 21.3% |
| 4th | 105 | 7.6% | 18.1% | 25.7% |
| 5th | 102 | 4.9% | 6.9% | 11.8% |
| 6th | 121 | 1.6% | 11.6% | 13.2% |
Nearby schools
19 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.4