Weldon Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 18.9% |
| Met Standard | 27.5% |
| Below Standard | 53.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "46% proficient" for Weldon Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
18.9% of students exceeded standard while 27.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.0 points below the Clovis Unified district average of 32.9%. The 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 30.2% exceeded — 11.3 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 24.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 28.8% | 27.3% | 56.1% |
| 4th | 62 | 30.6% | 25.8% | 56.5% |
| 5th | 67 | 13.4% | 25.4% | 38.8% |
| 6th | 78 | 14.1% | 53.9% | 68.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 21.2% | 25.8% | 47.0% |
| 4th | 62 | 29.0% | 29.0% | 58.1% |
| 5th | 66 | 6.1% | 9.1% | 15.2% |
| 6th | 78 | 9.0% | 23.1% | 32.0% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.8