El Dorado Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.2% |
| Met Standard | 11.2% |
| Below Standard | 82.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "17% proficient" for El Dorado Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.2% of students exceeded standard while 11.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Lancaster Elementary district average of 7.3%. 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 2.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 40.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 139 | 4.3% | 10.8% | 15.1% |
| 4th | 127 | 5.5% | 7.9% | 13.4% |
| 5th | 134 | 8.2% | 12.7% | 20.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 139 | 7.9% | 18.7% | 26.6% |
| 4th | 131 | 3.0% | 9.2% | 12.2% |
| 5th | 138 | 8.0% | 8.0% | 15.9% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 32.4