La Honda STEAM Academy
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.1% |
| Met Standard | 14.7% |
| Below Standard | 79.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for La Honda STEAM Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.1% of students exceeded standard while 14.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.1 points below the Lompoc Unified district average of 9.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 6.7% 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 1.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 30.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 10.4% | 18.8% | 29.2% |
| 4th | 61 | 8.2% | 19.7% | 27.9% |
| 5th | 85 | 8.2% | 30.6% | 38.8% |
| 6th | 65 | 1.5% | 13.8% | 15.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 8.3% | 16.7% | 25.0% |
| 4th | 61 | 6.6% | 8.2% | 14.8% |
| 5th | 89 | 5.6% | 6.7% | 12.4% |
| 6th | 65 | 0.0% | 3.1% | 3.1% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 33.6