Donner Trail Elementary
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
128 students tested
School overview
Enrollment
57 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
19:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
7%
Teachers
3 full-time
Student demographics
Hispanic
3.5%
White
91.2%
Other
5.3%
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 59.7% |
| Met Standard | 24.9% |
| Below Standard | 15.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "85% proficient" for Donner Trail Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
59.7% of students exceeded standard while 24.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 38.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 23.4 points above the Tahoe-Truckee Unified district average of 36.3%. 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 20.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
% Exceeded Standard
59.7%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
84.6%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+20.3pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
8.8%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
128
Across all grades & subjects
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 13 | 38.5% | 30.8% | 69.2% |
| 4th | 8 | — | — | — |
| 5th | 15 | 73.3% | 13.3% | 86.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 13 | 53.9% | 23.1% | 76.9% |
| 4th | 8 | — | — | — |
| 5th | 15 | 73.3% | 26.7% | 100.0% |