Altamont Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 38.8% |
| Met Standard | 27.9% |
| Below Standard | 33.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "67% proficient" for Altamont Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
38.8% of students exceeded standard while 27.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.5 points below the Lammersville Joint Unified district average of 46.2%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 46.7% exceeded — 7.9 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 18.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 21.7% | 30.4% | 52.2% |
| 4th | 63 | 38.1% | 25.4% | 63.5% |
| 5th | 63 | 52.4% | 31.8% | 84.1% |
| 6th | 64 | 29.7% | 35.9% | 65.6% |
| 7th | 95 | 46.3% | 32.6% | 79.0% |
| 8th | 95 | 40.0% | 29.5% | 69.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 25.5% | 36.2% | 61.7% |
| 4th | 65 | 41.5% | 24.6% | 66.2% |
| 5th | 63 | 46.0% | 20.6% | 66.7% |
| 6th | 64 | 29.7% | 29.7% | 59.4% |
| 7th | 95 | 45.3% | 20.0% | 65.3% |
| 8th | 95 | 46.3% | 18.9% | 65.3% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 64.0