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Lake Canyon Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,170 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
464 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
23:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
57%
Teachers
20 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 54.3%
White 33.0%
Asian 3.9%
Black 0.7%
Other 8.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Lake Canyon Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard23.6%
Met Standard27.6%
Below Standard48.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for Lake Canyon Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

23.6% of students exceeded standard while 27.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.0 points above the Galt Joint Union Elementary district average of 19.6%. Compared to the 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.0 points higher (vs 18.6% average). 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 5.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 14.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
23.6%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
51.1%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+5.7pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
14.0%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,170
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 61 32.8% 24.6% 18.0% 24.6% 57.4%
4th 66 10.6% 30.3% 25.8% 33.3% 40.9%
5th 99 29.3% 34.3% 19.2% 17.2% 63.6%
6th 66 24.2% 31.8% 28.8% 15.2% 56.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 62 25.8% 22.6% 27.4% 24.2% 48.4%
4th 66 9.1% 28.8% 28.8% 33.3% 37.9%
5th 99 34.3% 19.2% 26.3% 20.2% 53.5%
6th 66 21.2% 28.8% 15.2% 34.9% 50.0%