ExploreMapCompareBlogSign in

Public elementary school

Helen M. Lehman Elementary

Santa Rosa, CA · Grades TK-6 · 373 students · Santa Rosa Elementary

The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.

9% of tested students are Proficient or Advanced in English and 4% in math. Explore the evidence alongside the opportunities your child would use.

SchoolScope archetype

Building Momentum

What this means for your family

This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

How archetypes are assigned →

Math

4%

Grades 3 & 5 · Proficient or Advanced

English

9%

Grades 3 & 5 · Proficient or Advanced

Students

373

Total enrollment

Chronic absence

23%

Students absent 10% or more of school days

What are you trying to decide?

The overall score is a starting point.

Look at subject results, trends and student groups, then consider the opportunities your child would use.

View school performance →

Academic performance

What do the results tell us?

2025 results · Grades 3 & 5 · weighted by students tested within each subject.

Proficient or Advanced combines Levels 3 and 4, formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded. California changed the names for 2025–26; the cut scores did not. About the labels →

Share at Proficient or Advanced

0%25%50%75%100%2019: 23%2022: 4%2023: 15%2024: 16%2025: 4%2019: 24%2022: 16%2023: 14%2024: 19%2025: 9%201920222023202420250%25%50%75%100%2019: 23%2022: 4%2023: 15%2024: 16%2025: 4%2019: 24%2022: 16%2023: 14%2024: 19%2025: 9%20192022202320242025
● Math┄ English

Gaps in the lines mark years without annual results.

Exact annual results
YearMathEnglish
201923%24%
20224%16%
202315%14%
202416%19%
20254%9%

Each year describes that year’s tested students. Changes between years do not follow the same children over time. Cohort-growth evidence, when available, is labeled separately below.

Annual results and the full academic record
Is it getting better · CAASPP 2019 to 2025

Has stayed near the 7th percentile since 2019.

Most rating sites would stop at “8% proficient” and call it done. Helen M. Lehman deserves a closer read. Four in five of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch (California: 64%) — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

Test scores are one lens, and at this school they're a rough one right now. The sections below show the fuller picture — including the parts that are working.

203 tested · 3 of 3 grades published · cohort of 40 tracked

Helen M. Lehman Elementary scores 18 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 7th percentile of 5,721 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 8% meet the standard today, versus 19% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.

Percentile among 5,721 elementary schools statewide
Year detailsYear2019 · 7th percentile · Scope Score 18 of 1002022 · 3rd percentile · Scope Score 13 of 1002023 · 6th percentile · Scope Score 15 of 1002024 · 27th percentile · Scope Score 28 of 1002025 · 7th percentile · Scope Score 18 of 100
ShowHide the by-grade tables, year by year
ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 326%13%14%13%11%
Grade 48%8%19%24%11%
Grade 521%19%15%23%5%
Grade 624%12%34%13%23%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 334%5%23%19%0%
Grade 410%11%12%21%13%
Grade 513%3%8%14%10%
Grade 619%8%26%4%19%
Where students land · CAASPP 2024–25

8% of students here meet the standard. 2% clear it by a lot.

ELA13% met or exceeded
Exceeded 3%Met 10%Nearly Met 25%Not Met 62%
Math11% met or exceeded
Exceeded 3%Met 7%Nearly Met 29%Not Met 61%
Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met
California elementary schools · average21% exceeded · 43% met or exceeded
This school against the California average
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
Scope% Exceeded% Met+Growth (2023 G3 → 2025 G5)AbsenceSuspension
This school182%8%Average · p4922.5%1.7%
CA average · Elementary School3921%43%Average · p5017.9%1.6%
This schoolCA avg
Scope1839
% Exceeded2%21%
% Met+8%43%
Growth (2023 G3 → 2025 G5)Average · p49Average · p50
Absence22.5%17.9%
Suspension1.7%1.6%

Students & opportunity

Who shares in the school’s results?

Who it works for · CAASPP 2024–25

Low-income students here meet the ELA standard behind the same group statewide.

At Helen M. Lehman Elementary in Santa Rosa, 12.3% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 23.3% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Helen M. Lehman Elementary trails its district average for low-income students by 11.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (10.9% Math proficient); Hispanic students (10.2% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 10.3 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 187 students tested.

Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 26 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.

Met or exceeded · reading and math combined
All students at this school: 12% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 12%, district —, state 43%12%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 12%, district 20%, state 32%12% · −0 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 9%, district 18%, state 32%9% · −3 vs school
MaleMale: this school 13%, district 28%, state 42%13% · +1 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 11%, district 30%, state 44%11% · −1 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 3%, district 5%, state 11%3% · −9 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 5%, district 10%, state 15%5% · −7 vs school

9 of 16 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group
ShowHide Student-group results by grade
Student-group results by grade

Results compare different grade groups in the same year, relative to the lowest tested grade. They do not track the same children over time. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Low-income student ELA proficiency falls by 5.3pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +3.3pp.

ShowHide California's growth model by student group

No student-group growth record is available for this school in this data release.

The daily experience

What is it like to be a student here?

Students per teacher

Student–teacher ratio is a schoolwide staffing measure, not an average class size.

The people teaching · CDE staffing 2024–25

About 25 students for every teacher here.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Students per teacher25 · district 21
Teaching staff18 teachers
Avg. experience11.3 years
Fully credentialed100%
PrincipalChristina Cena
Attendance & discipline · 2024–25

Kids here miss more school, and get suspended more, than the state average.

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 22.5%, district 19.6%, state 17.9%22.5% · +4.7pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 1.7%, district —, state 1.6%1.7% · +0.1pp vs state
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
ShowHide attendance by student group and by grade
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 4–621.3%
TK/K27.4%

Resources & neighborhood

What sits behind the school experience?

Explore school spending and the district budget
What gets spent

It spends $15,078 per student, about the same as the California average.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

$409 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $15,078, CA average $14,491$15,078 · spent at this school
Federal share$409 per student
This schoolCalifornia

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood · ACS 2024

Four in five of students here qualify for free or reduced lunch, versus three in five statewide.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Worth knowing

Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.

On the state's science test (CAST), 2% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.

Hispanic or Latino79.9% · district 64.8% · CA 56.1%
White4.6% · district 23.2% · CA 19.9%
Asian4.6% · district 2.7% · CA 10.2%
Black4.6% · district 1.9% · CA 4.8%
Other6.4% · district 7.4% · CA 9.0%
Free or reduced lunch90.3% · CA 64%
Median income$94K · CA $85K
Median home value$631K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+27% · CA 35%
ZIP population36,861
Median age39 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Culture & philosophy

What is the school’s approach?

School-stated approach · questions for your visit

Look beyond the brochure

A source-reviewed culture summary is not available for this profile yet. Ask how teaching, student support and family communication work day to day.

Read the school’s own website ↗

Family voices

What would you want another family to know about the daily experience here?

Ask a current family: “When your child needs help, how does the school respond?”

Educator voices

What should families understand about teaching, support and the school community?

Ask an educator: “How do you adapt a typical day for children with different needs?”

Bring these questions on a visit →

Compare nearby schools

What are the alternatives?

Compare schools serving the same grade stage. Private schools have no comparable state-test score.

2025 · elementary schools · combined reading and math measures. Percentiles compare schools within their enrollment group.

Private options →
SchoolTypePerformance bandAdvancedProficient or AdvancedDistanceSelect
Helen M. Lehman ElementaryPublicNeeds Support2%8%School being viewed
Northwest Prep CharterCharterDeveloping21%43%1.9 mi
Robert L. Stevens ElementaryPublicSolid27%56%2.2 mi
Santa Rosa Charter School for the ArtsCharterSolid16%47%1.6 mi
Open the comparison tool →
More nearby public and private options
Your other options

Your other options

Nearby public schools across grade levels, plus private options within 10 miles.

All schools in Santa Rosa →

Private schools do not receive a Scope Score or statewide ranking on SchoolScope.

12 private schools within 10 miles
Not scored
What should I check before applying?
District public
Confirm the attendance boundary and any permit options.
Charter
Check applications, priorities and deadlines with each school.
Private
Confirm admission requirements, tuition and financial aid.

Moving & enrollment

Which schools could serve my child?

Check your address with the district

School location and nearby schools do not establish attendance eligibility. Confirm boundaries and permit requirements with Santa Rosa Elementary.

District information →School website →

Schools across the K–12 journey

Source: proximity. Schools are grouped by grade stage. Nearby schools are not confirmed feeder links or address assignments. Verify the current path and eligibility with the district.

Plan your next step

What should I do next?

Worth a school visit

Ask what changed in the last two years, and what the school is asking families for. Growth shows up in these numbers a year or two after it shows up in classrooms.

  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
Questions

Frequently asked questions

Is Helen M. Lehman Elementary a good elementary school?
Helen M. Lehman Elementary has a Scope Score of 18 out of 100, placing it in the 7th percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #5,309 statewide. 2.0% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 19.4 percentage points below the California average of 21.4%. The Scope Score weights 6 dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard (42%), met or exceeded (proficient) (23%), grade 3-to-5 growth (20%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Helen M. Lehman Elementary's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 8.4% of students at Helen M. Lehman Elementary met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 2.0% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 6.4% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 2.0% went beyond it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it shows how many students go beyond the standard rather than only meeting it. 297 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Helen M. Lehman Elementary rank in California?
Helen M. Lehman Elementary ranks #5,309 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 7th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), same-cohort growth (2023 G3 → 2025 G5), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
Is Helen M. Lehman Elementary getting better or worse?
SchoolScope follows the same cohort of students across grades rather than comparing two different grades in the same year. At Helen M. Lehman Elementary that cohort is 2023 G3 → 2025 G5, measured in SBAC scale-score points. Its gain ranks average among California elementary schools — roughly the 49th percentile, behind the typical school at this level. Read the ranking, not the raw point gain: scale scores rise with age, so nearly every school posts a positive number and only the relative position tells you anything. Growth is weighted at 20% in the elementary Scope Score because it is the least demographically confounded signal available — it tracks change over time rather than the level students arrived at. See full methodology.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Helen M. Lehman Elementary?
22.5% of students at Helen M. Lehman Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 1.7%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Helen M. Lehman Elementary compare to other schools in Santa Rosa?
Helen M. Lehman Elementary scores 18/100 (7th percentile) among California elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 373 students. Use the schools in Santa Rosa page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.
How does Helen M. Lehman Elementary serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Helen M. Lehman Elementary in Santa Rosa, 12.3% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 23.3% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Helen M. Lehman Elementary trails its district average for low-income students by 11.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (10.9% Math proficient); Hispanic students (10.2% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 10.3 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 187 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

Use the published evidence to prepare questions, then verify fit and access with the school.

Behind the evidence

Inspect the full record

Public sources, visible methods and the underlying school record. Source years and limitations stay attached to the evidence.

How the Scope Score is calculated

On a narrow screen, scroll the table sideways to see the state comparison and weights.

What the score weighs · CAASPP 2024–25

The 6 things our score weighs

The school's returning cohort — mostly, not exactly, the same kids two years on — gained 75 scale-score points across the span. Almost every school gains points, so we rank the gain against every other California school in this level.

What the score weighs
What we weighHereStateWeight
Exceeded standard2.0%21.4%42%
Met or exceeded8.4%42.7%23%
Growth (2023 G3 → 2025 G5)Averageaverage20%
Chronic absenteeism22.5%17.9%5%
Suspension rate1.7%1.6%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)10.7%18.0%5%

Source CAASPP 2025 · California Department of Education. Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How the score is built

A closer look at the evidence

Helen M. Lehman Elementary: reading the evidence

Helen M. Lehman posts low test scores — and grade 5 tests above grade 3 here this year, by 2.0pp. If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.

Subject proficiency describes tested students, while graduation describes a graduating cohort. These figures are not successive stages followed by the same students.

This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

Explore the underlying data →
Every number: score factors, grades, student groups and downloads
Every number · For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.

Helen M. Lehman Elementary is ranked #5,309 statewide · #8 of 11 in Santa Rosa Elementary.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Exceeded standard2.0%21.4%42%
Met or exceeded8.4%42.7%23%
Growth (2023 G3 → 2025 G5)Averageaverage20%
Chronic absenteeism22.5%17.9%5%
Suspension rate1.7%1.6%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)10.7%18.0%5%
Exceeded standard
↓ vs CA 21.4% · index 31 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
Met or exceeded
↓ vs CA 42.7% · index 24 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
Growth (2023 G3 → 2025 G5)
↓ vs CA average · 49th pctile
Chronic absenteeism
↓ vs CA 17.9% · index 42 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint · ▼ 5.0pp lower vs 2024
Suspension rate
↓ vs CA 1.6% · index 49 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint · ▼ 0.2pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↓ vs CA 18.0% · index 41 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ShowHide table 02 — By grade & subgroup
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 3552%9%16%73%11%−32
Grade 4536%6%19%70%11%−33
Grade 5380%5%39%55%5%−42
Grade 6574%19%28%49%23%−23
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 3560%0%36%64%0%−45
Grade 4542%11%31%56%13%−28
Grade 5412%7%24%66%10%−25
Grade 6589%10%22%59%19%−15

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide410%2%68%29%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged18712.3%−11−26
Hispanic/Latino16710.2%−11−29
English Learners912.2%−1−8
03Nearest elementary schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = one school's returning cohort tracked across grades (mostly, not exactly, the same kids), in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+Grade gapCohort growthSusp
Helen M. Lehman Elementary ←—182.0%8.4%+2.0pp+75 pts1.7%
Northwest Prep Charter1.9 mi4821.4%42.9%——2.2%
Robert L. Stevens Elementary2.2 mi4726.6%56.5%−18.7pp—0.1%
Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts1.6 mi4015.9%47.2%+7.4pp—4.6%
California average—3921.4%42.7%−2.9pp—1.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
ShowHide table 04 — More measures
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
2019187#51195.6%18.6%12.1%2.8%-13.3pp
2022133#55510.9%9.8%47.0%1.1%+2.1pp
2023156#53622.6%15.2%40.3%1.4%-6.9pp
20242827#41675.0%19.1%27.5%1.9%+2.0pp
2025187#53092.0%8.4%22.5%1.7%+2.0pp
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
What we can't show
  • — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 26 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
ShowHide table 05 — Climate by student group
Group20192025Δ
Female10.1%22.5%+12.4pp
Male14.6%23.4%+8.8pp
Asian13.0%17.6%+4.6pp
Black/African American0.0%5.9%+5.9pp
Hispanic/Latino11.7%24.1%+12.4pp
White24.1%25.0%+0.9pp
Students with Disabilities19.6%28.6%+9.0pp
English Learners12.4%21.9%+9.5pp
Military-Connected0.0%——
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged14.0%23.3%+9.3pp
All Students12.2%23.0%+10.8pp
Pacific Islander—16.7%—
Homeless—14.8%—
Embed this scorecard
<iframe
  src="https://schoolscope.co/embed/school/helen-m-lehman-elementary-6385"
  width="100%" height="210" loading="lazy"
  style="border:0;border-radius:12px"
  title="Helen M. Lehman Elementary — SchoolScope scorecard">
</iframe>

Free to embed with the credit link. Data updates automatically.

EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=5,721 elementary schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-09-18

SchoolScope scores and verdicts are our interpretation of public California Department of Education data — independent analysis, not an official rating. How we analyze · Request a correction

Helen M. Lehman Elementary

Your school plan

0 of 4 steps checked

Your checklist stays in this browser. Checking a step records your progress; it does not confirm admission or enrollment.