Evelyn Costa Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 54.8% |
| Met Standard | 25.0% |
| Below Standard | 20.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "80% proficient" for Evelyn Costa Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
54.8% of students exceeded standard while 25.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 33.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.5 points above the Lammersville Joint Unified district average of 46.2%. Compared to the 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 10.1 points higher (vs 44.7% average). 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 9.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 40.9% | 24.2% | 65.2% |
| 4th | 50 | 52.0% | 26.0% | 78.0% |
| 5th | 47 | 48.9% | 34.0% | 83.0% |
| 6th | 64 | 48.4% | 29.7% | 78.1% |
| 7th | 64 | 54.7% | 39.1% | 93.8% |
| 8th | 64 | 59.4% | 25.0% | 84.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 53.0% | 25.8% | 78.8% |
| 4th | 50 | 48.0% | 32.0% | 80.0% |
| 5th | 47 | 66.0% | 14.9% | 80.8% |
| 6th | 64 | 51.6% | 23.4% | 75.0% |
| 7th | 64 | 75.0% | 10.9% | 85.9% |
| 8th | 64 | 59.4% | 15.6% | 75.0% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 63.1