Walter M. Brown Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.0% |
| Met Standard | 16.7% |
| Below Standard | 76.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Walter M. Brown Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.0% of students exceeded standard while 16.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.2 points below the Turlock Unified district average of 13.1%. The 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.7% exceeded — 7.8 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 21.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 103 | 9.7% | 21.4% | 31.1% |
| 4th | 84 | 3.6% | 16.7% | 20.2% |
| 5th | 97 | 7.2% | 14.4% | 21.6% |
| 6th | 83 | 8.4% | 24.1% | 32.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 105 | 11.4% | 25.7% | 37.1% |
| 4th | 85 | 5.9% | 15.3% | 21.2% |
| 5th | 96 | 1.0% | 3.1% | 4.2% |
| 6th | 85 | 8.2% | 12.9% | 21.2% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.4