Washington Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.6% |
| Met Standard | 17.0% |
| Below Standard | 76.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Washington Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.6% of students exceeded standard while 17.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.9 points below the Visalia Unified district average of 16.4%. The 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.0% exceeded — 7.5 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 7.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 25.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 43 | 9.3% | 18.6% | 27.9% |
| 4th | 52 | 5.8% | 19.2% | 25.0% |
| 5th | 39 | 10.3% | 25.6% | 35.9% |
| 6th | 44 | 9.1% | 27.3% | 36.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 43 | 4.7% | 23.3% | 27.9% |
| 4th | 52 | 1.9% | 5.8% | 7.7% |
| 5th | 39 | 2.6% | 2.6% | 5.1% |
| 6th | 44 | 9.1% | 13.6% | 22.7% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.8