Lake Forest Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 25.7% |
| Met Standard | 21.9% |
| Below Standard | 52.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "48% proficient" for Lake Forest Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
25.7% of students exceeded standard while 21.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Saddleback Valley Unified district average of 27.4%. The 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 29.9% exceeded — 4.2 points higher. 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 1.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 29.1% | 20.3% | 49.4% |
| 4th | 81 | 24.7% | 19.8% | 44.4% |
| 5th | 79 | 19.0% | 32.9% | 51.9% |
| 6th | 96 | 30.2% | 27.1% | 57.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 25.3% | 20.3% | 45.6% |
| 4th | 81 | 18.5% | 24.7% | 43.2% |
| 5th | 82 | 30.5% | 14.6% | 45.1% |
| 6th | 96 | 28.1% | 15.6% | 43.8% |
Nearby schools
15 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 53.0