West Putnam Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.4% |
| Met Standard | 16.9% |
| Below Standard | 73.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "26% proficient" for West Putnam Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.4% of students exceeded standard while 16.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.6 points below the Porterville Unified district average of 13.0%. The 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.6% exceeded — 4.2 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 12.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 14.1% | 14.1% | 28.1% |
| 4th | 54 | 14.8% | 9.3% | 24.1% |
| 5th | 70 | 10.0% | 17.1% | 27.1% |
| 6th | 64 | 7.8% | 18.8% | 26.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 10.4% | 26.9% | 37.3% |
| 4th | 55 | 3.6% | 27.3% | 30.9% |
| 5th | 73 | 5.5% | 8.2% | 13.7% |
| 6th | 66 | 9.1% | 13.6% | 22.7% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.9