Herman Leimbach Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.3% |
| Met Standard | 15.2% |
| Below Standard | 78.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Herman Leimbach Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.3% of students exceeded standard while 15.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 18.4 points below the Elk Grove Unified district average of 24.8%. The 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.9% exceeded — 8.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 5.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 35.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 91 | 6.6% | 19.8% | 26.4% |
| 4th | 78 | 9.0% | 20.5% | 29.5% |
| 5th | 86 | 10.5% | 18.6% | 29.1% |
| 6th | 77 | 3.9% | 22.1% | 26.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 92 | 6.5% | 18.5% | 25.0% |
| 4th | 81 | 2.5% | 12.3% | 14.8% |
| 5th | 87 | 8.1% | 3.5% | 11.5% |
| 6th | 80 | 3.8% | 6.3% | 10.0% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.7