Veva Blunt Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.9% |
| Met Standard | 17.4% |
| Below Standard | 68.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for Veva Blunt Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.9% of students exceeded standard while 17.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.6 points below the Visalia Unified district average of 16.4%. The 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 20.6% exceeded — 6.7 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 29.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 26.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 25.0% | 27.9% | 52.9% |
| 4th | 70 | 18.6% | 21.4% | 40.0% |
| 5th | 78 | 12.8% | 12.8% | 25.6% |
| 6th | 65 | 7.7% | 21.5% | 29.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 17.6% | 23.5% | 41.2% |
| 4th | 68 | 13.2% | 17.6% | 30.9% |
| 5th | 75 | 5.3% | 4.0% | 9.3% |
| 6th | 64 | 10.9% | 10.9% | 21.9% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.8