Viking Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.9% |
| Met Standard | 22.5% |
| Below Standard | 67.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "32% proficient" for Viking Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.9% of students exceeded standard while 22.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.2 points below the Fresno Unified district average of 13.1%. The 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 12.6% exceeded — 2.7 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 4.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 36.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 89 | 12.4% | 28.1% | 40.5% |
| 4th | 84 | 8.3% | 22.6% | 30.9% |
| 5th | 99 | 12.1% | 32.3% | 44.4% |
| 6th | 99 | 2.0% | 30.3% | 32.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 89 | 6.7% | 20.2% | 27.0% |
| 4th | 86 | 12.8% | 16.3% | 29.1% |
| 5th | 100 | 17.0% | 15.0% | 32.0% |
| 6th | 99 | 8.1% | 15.2% | 23.2% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.0