Valley Oak Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 32.0% |
| Met Standard | 27.3% |
| Below Standard | 40.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "59% proficient" for Valley Oak Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
32.0% of students exceeded standard while 27.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Clovis Unified district average of 32.9%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 39.0% exceeded — 7.0 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 4.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 30.3% | 21.2% | 51.5% |
| 4th | 67 | 56.7% | 25.4% | 82.1% |
| 5th | 66 | 25.8% | 33.3% | 59.1% |
| 6th | 66 | 22.7% | 36.4% | 59.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 27.3% | 22.7% | 50.0% |
| 4th | 67 | 35.8% | 28.4% | 64.2% |
| 5th | 67 | 19.4% | 31.3% | 50.8% |
| 6th | 66 | 37.9% | 19.7% | 57.6% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 56.6