Clyde W. Needham Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.4% |
| Met Standard | 18.5% |
| Below Standard | 76.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Clyde W. Needham Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.4% of students exceeded standard while 18.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.9 points below the Lodi Unified district average of 11.3%. The 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.9% exceeded — 8.5 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 14.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 29.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 57 | 1.8% | 8.8% | 10.5% |
| 4th | 50 | 6.0% | 16.0% | 22.0% |
| 5th | 38 | 5.3% | 31.6% | 36.8% |
| 6th | 36 | 0.0% | 27.8% | 27.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 57 | 3.5% | 21.1% | 24.6% |
| 4th | 50 | 8.0% | 14.0% | 22.0% |
| 5th | 38 | 10.5% | 15.8% | 26.3% |
| 6th | 36 | 8.3% | 13.9% | 22.2% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.0