Turner Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.9% |
| Met Standard | 15.9% |
| Below Standard | 78.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Turner Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.9% of students exceeded standard while 15.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.2 points below the Fresno Unified district average of 13.1%. The 17 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.9% exceeded — 9.0 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 1.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 32.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 6.8% | 15.1% | 21.9% |
| 4th | 87 | 8.1% | 19.5% | 27.6% |
| 5th | 83 | 6.0% | 20.5% | 26.5% |
| 6th | 84 | 9.5% | 20.2% | 29.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 76 | 6.6% | 14.5% | 21.1% |
| 4th | 89 | 3.4% | 12.4% | 15.7% |
| 5th | 83 | 3.6% | 9.6% | 13.3% |
| 6th | 84 | 3.6% | 15.5% | 19.1% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.3