Westfield Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 15.6% |
| Met Standard | 23.1% |
| Below Standard | 61.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Westfield Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
15.6% of students exceeded standard while 23.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.6 points above the Porterville Unified district average of 13.0%. Compared to the 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 3.1 points higher (vs 12.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 6.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 117 | 11.1% | 20.5% | 31.6% |
| 4th | 90 | 20.0% | 24.4% | 44.4% |
| 5th | 93 | 10.8% | 31.2% | 41.9% |
| 6th | 104 | 19.2% | 27.9% | 47.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 117 | 6.0% | 21.4% | 27.4% |
| 4th | 90 | 16.7% | 30.0% | 46.7% |
| 5th | 93 | 16.1% | 14.0% | 30.1% |
| 6th | 103 | 25.2% | 15.5% | 40.8% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.9