Walnut Grove Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.3% |
| Met Standard | 16.9% |
| Below Standard | 76.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for Walnut Grove Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.3% of students exceeded standard while 16.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Patterson Joint Unified district average of 7.3%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 8.2% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 7.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 19.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 95 | 10.5% | 21.1% | 31.6% |
| 4th | 99 | 11.1% | 6.1% | 17.2% |
| 5th | 107 | 3.7% | 29.9% | 33.6% |
| 6th | 108 | 7.4% | 21.3% | 28.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 95 | 6.3% | 25.3% | 31.6% |
| 4th | 99 | 5.0% | 14.1% | 19.2% |
| 5th | 106 | 2.8% | 11.3% | 14.2% |
| 6th | 108 | 3.7% | 6.5% | 10.2% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.2