Wishon Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.8% |
| Met Standard | 19.8% |
| Below Standard | 69.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for Wishon Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.8% of students exceeded standard while 19.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.3 points below the Fresno Unified district average of 13.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 12.4% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 22.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 35.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 60 | 21.7% | 23.3% | 45.0% |
| 4th | 79 | 19.0% | 16.5% | 35.4% |
| 5th | 59 | 8.5% | 22.0% | 30.5% |
| 6th | 74 | 9.5% | 25.7% | 35.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 60 | 6.7% | 30.0% | 36.7% |
| 4th | 79 | 7.6% | 26.6% | 34.2% |
| 5th | 59 | 5.1% | 1.7% | 6.8% |
| 6th | 74 | 8.1% | 12.2% | 20.3% |
Nearby schools
29 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 34.5