West Fresno Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.2% |
| Met Standard | 15.3% |
| Below Standard | 77.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for West Fresno Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.2% of students exceeded standard while 15.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.3 points below the Washington Unified district average of 10.5%. The 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.4% exceeded — 3.2 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 10.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 90 | 7.8% | 16.7% | 24.4% |
| 4th | 95 | 9.5% | 10.5% | 20.0% |
| 5th | 105 | 3.8% | 19.1% | 22.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 92 | 10.9% | 22.8% | 33.7% |
| 4th | 96 | 5.2% | 15.6% | 20.8% |
| 5th | 108 | 6.5% | 7.4% | 13.9% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 32.4