How does Lake Don Pedro Elementary compare to other elementary schools in La Grange?

Lake Don Pedro Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 33.1/100, placing it at the 16th percentile statewide. 5% of students exceed standard, with a total of 462 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Lake Don Pedro Elementary?

5.5% of students at Lake Don Pedro Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 23.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Lake Don Pedro Elementary improving or declining?

Lake Don Pedro Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 1.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Lake Don Pedro Elementary?

24.9% of students at Lake Don Pedro Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Lake Don Pedro Elementary

Mariposa County Unified La Grange Mariposa County 95329

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

462 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

178 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

79%

Teachers

8 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 35.4%

White 51.7%

Asian 0.6%

Black 4.5%

Other 7.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Lake Don Pedro Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	5.5%
Met Standard	17.6%
Below Standard	77.0%

Exceeded

5.5%

Met

17.6%

Below

77.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for Lake Don Pedro Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

5.5% of students exceeded standard while 17.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.0 points below the Mariposa County Unified district average of 11.5%. 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 1.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 24.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

5.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

23.0%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

+1.6pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

24.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

5.5%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

462

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	22	9.1%	4.5%	18.2%	68.2%	13.6%
4th	23	0.0%	13.0%	30.4%	56.5%	13.0%
5th	17	17.6%	11.8%	23.5%	47.1%	29.4%
6th	18	0.0%	16.7%	38.9%	44.4%	16.7%
7th	19	15.8%	26.3%	36.8%	21.1%	42.1%
8th	16	6.3%	43.8%	25.0%	25.0%	50.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	22	0.0%	18.2%	27.3%	54.5%	18.2%
4th	23	0.0%	17.4%	17.4%	65.2%	17.4%
5th	18	0.0%	5.6%	27.8%	66.7%	5.6%
6th	18	5.6%	5.6%	33.3%	55.6%	11.1%
7th	19	5.3%	42.1%	21.1%	31.6%	47.4%
8th	16	6.3%	6.3%	37.5%	50.0%	12.5%

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