How does Wakefield Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Turlock?

Wakefield Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 37.0/100, placing it at the 29th percentile statewide. 7% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,188 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Wakefield Elementary?

6.5% of students at Wakefield Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 22.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Wakefield Elementary improving or declining?

Wakefield Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 0.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Wakefield Elementary?

16.1% of students at Wakefield 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.

Wakefield Elementary

Turlock Unified Turlock Stanislaus County 95380

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,188 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

587 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

74%

Teachers

27 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 89.3%

White 5.5%

Asian 1.9%

Black 1.0%

Other 2.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Wakefield Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	6.5%
Met Standard	15.8%
Below Standard	77.6%

Exceeded

6.5%

Met

15.8%

Below

77.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Wakefield Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

6.5% of students exceeded standard while 15.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.6 points below the Turlock Unified district average of 13.1%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 9.4% exceeded — 2.9 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 0.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 16.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.