Willow Glen Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.9% |
| Met Standard | 21.8% |
| Below Standard | 67.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Willow Glen Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.9% of students exceeded standard while 21.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.5 points below the Visalia Unified district average of 16.4%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 25.0% exceeded — 14.1 points higher. 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 6.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 57 | 8.8% | 15.8% | 24.6% |
| 4th | 55 | 7.3% | 25.4% | 32.7% |
| 5th | 62 | 14.5% | 27.4% | 41.9% |
| 6th | 71 | 16.9% | 40.9% | 57.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 7.1% | 16.1% | 23.2% |
| 4th | 55 | 1.8% | 12.7% | 14.6% |
| 5th | 62 | 6.5% | 12.9% | 19.4% |
| 6th | 72 | 23.6% | 22.2% | 45.8% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.8