American Lakes
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 1.7% |
| Met Standard | 5.8% |
| Below Standard | 92.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "7% proficient" for American Lakes and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
1.7% of students exceeded standard while 5.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.8 points below the Natomas Unified district average of 14.4%. The 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 11.3% exceeded — 9.7 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 5.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 28.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 2.9% | 8.7% | 11.6% |
| 4th | 59 | 3.4% | 5.1% | 8.5% |
| 5th | 56 | 1.8% | 3.6% | 5.4% |
| 6th | 77 | 1.3% | 5.2% | 6.5% |
| 7th | 59 | 3.4% | 16.9% | 20.3% |
| 8th | 63 | 1.6% | 6.3% | 7.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 1.4% | 8.7% | 10.1% |
| 4th | 60 | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| 5th | 56 | 1.8% | 3.6% | 5.4% |
| 6th | 79 | 2.5% | 1.3% | 3.8% |
| 7th | 58 | 0.0% | 5.2% | 5.2% |
| 8th | 63 | 0.0% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
Nearby schools
15 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.6