How does Carlin C. Coppin Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Lincoln?

Carlin C. Coppin Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 44.4/100, placing it at the 52nd percentile statewide. 20% of students exceed standard, with a total of 774 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Carlin C. Coppin Elementary?

20.2% of students at Carlin C. Coppin Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 48.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Carlin C. Coppin Elementary improving or declining?

Carlin C. Coppin Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 16.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Carlin C. Coppin Elementary?

19.8% of students at Carlin C. Coppin Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Carlin C. Coppin Elementary

Western Placer Unified Lincoln Placer County 95648

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

774 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

432 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

47%

Teachers

19 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 36.6%

White 52.1%

Asian 0.7%

Black 1.9%

Other 8.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Carlin C. Coppin Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	20.2%
Met Standard	28.3%
Below Standard	51.5%

Exceeded

20.2%

Met

28.3%

Below

51.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "48% proficient" for Carlin C. Coppin Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

20.2% of students exceeded standard while 28.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.3 points below the Western Placer Unified district average of 22.5%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 24.5% exceeded — 4.3 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 16.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 19.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.