How does Thomas Law Reed Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Reedley?

Thomas Law Reed Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 43.6/100, placing it at the 50th percentile statewide. 23% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,536 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Thomas Law Reed Elementary?

22.5% of students at Thomas Law Reed Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 48.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Thomas Law Reed Elementary improving or declining?

Thomas Law Reed Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 30.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Thomas Law Reed Elementary?

3.5% of students at Thomas Law Reed Elementary 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.

Thomas Law Reed Elementary

Kings Canyon Joint Unified Reedley Fresno County 93654

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,536 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

540 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

82%

Teachers

23 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 87.8%

White 6.5%

Asian 1.3%

Black 0.4%

Other 4.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Thomas Law Reed Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	22.5%
Met Standard	25.9%
Below Standard	51.6%

Exceeded

22.5%

Met

25.9%

Below

51.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "48% proficient" for Thomas Law Reed Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

22.5% of students exceeded standard while 25.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Kings Canyon Joint Unified district average of 20.8%. Compared to the 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.0 points higher (vs 20.5% 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 30.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 3.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

22.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

48.4%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-30.4pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

3.5%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

3.7%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,536

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	63	36.5%	23.8%	20.6%	19.1%	60.3%
4th	61	21.3%	14.8%	22.9%	41.0%	36.1%
5th	62	16.1%	24.2%	27.4%	32.3%	40.3%
6th	61	19.7%	32.8%	26.2%	21.3%	52.5%
7th	72	15.3%	40.3%	30.6%	13.9%	55.6%
8th	63	31.8%	31.8%	28.6%	7.9%	63.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	63	34.9%	31.8%	15.9%	17.5%	66.7%
4th	63	12.7%	20.6%	27.0%	39.7%	33.3%
5th	62	11.3%	14.5%	35.5%	38.7%	25.8%
6th	63	23.8%	23.8%	23.8%	28.6%	47.6%
7th	72	13.9%	25.0%	25.0%	36.1%	38.9%
8th	63	33.3%	27.0%	28.6%	11.1%	60.3%