April Lane Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.5% |
| Met Standard | 13.8% |
| Below Standard | 80.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "19% proficient" for April Lane Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.5% of students exceeded standard while 13.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.4 points below the Yuba City Unified district average of 13.0%. The 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 11.1% exceeded — 5.6 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 16.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 74 | 2.7% | 9.5% | 12.2% |
| 4th | 75 | 6.7% | 16.0% | 22.7% |
| 5th | 53 | 15.1% | 24.5% | 39.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 1.3% | 11.5% | 12.8% |
| 4th | 78 | 0.0% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| 5th | 59 | 8.5% | 10.2% | 18.6% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 33.1