Lafayette Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 59.0% |
| Met Standard | 23.8% |
| Below Standard | 17.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "83% proficient" for Lafayette Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
59.0% of students exceeded standard while 23.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 38.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Lafayette Elementary district average of 58.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 58.4% 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 10.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 3.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 94 | 63.8% | 24.5% | 88.3% |
| 4th | 79 | 60.8% | 22.8% | 83.5% |
| 5th | 83 | 56.6% | 28.9% | 85.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 95 | 69.5% | 17.9% | 87.4% |
| 4th | 81 | 51.9% | 29.6% | 81.5% |
| 5th | 83 | 50.6% | 19.3% | 69.9% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 73.9