Lake Forest Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 36.2% |
| Met Standard | 31.8% |
| Below Standard | 32.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "68% proficient" for Lake Forest Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
36.2% of students exceeded standard while 31.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.6 points below the Rescue Union Elementary district average of 40.8%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 47.5% exceeded — 11.2 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 8.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 26.4% | 31.9% | 58.3% |
| 4th | 61 | 42.6% | 24.6% | 67.2% |
| 5th | 78 | 44.9% | 32.0% | 76.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 22.2% | 44.4% | 66.7% |
| 4th | 61 | 37.7% | 36.1% | 73.8% |
| 5th | 78 | 43.6% | 21.8% | 65.4% |
Nearby schools
2 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 66.8