Helen M. Lehman Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 3.0% |
| Met Standard | 8.6% |
| Below Standard | 88.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "12% proficient" for Helen M. Lehman Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
3.0% of students exceeded standard while 8.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.5 points below the Santa Rosa Elementary district average of 9.5%. The 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 8.8% exceeded — 5.8 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 2.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 55 | 1.8% | 9.1% | 10.9% |
| 4th | 53 | 5.7% | 5.7% | 11.3% |
| 5th | 38 | 0.0% | 5.3% | 5.3% |
| 6th | 57 | 3.5% | 19.3% | 22.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 4th | 54 | 1.9% | 11.1% | 13.0% |
| 5th | 41 | 2.4% | 7.3% | 9.8% |
| 6th | 58 | 8.6% | 10.3% | 19.0% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.4