Clarence Ruth Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.7% |
| Met Standard | 13.5% |
| Below Standard | 80.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "19% proficient" for Clarence Ruth Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.7% of students exceeded standard while 13.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.6 points below the Lompoc Unified district average of 9.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 6.0% 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 12.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 16.9% | 19.7% | 36.6% |
| 4th | 66 | 3.0% | 6.1% | 9.1% |
| 5th | 62 | 11.3% | 16.1% | 27.4% |
| 6th | 72 | 6.9% | 20.8% | 27.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 0.0% | 21.4% | 21.4% |
| 4th | 65 | 1.5% | 6.2% | 7.7% |
| 5th | 64 | 0.0% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
| 6th | 74 | 5.4% | 10.8% | 16.2% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 32.3