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Lake Marie Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
436 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
181 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
23:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
91%
Teachers
8 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 92.8%
White 2.8%
Asian 0.6%
Black 1.1%
Other 2.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Lake Marie Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard17.5%
Met Standard25.1%
Below Standard57.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "43% proficient" for Lake Marie Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

17.5% of students exceeded standard while 25.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.2 points above the South Whittier Elementary district average of 12.3%. The 26 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 21.7% 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 20.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 14.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
17.5%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
42.6%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+20.3pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
14.6%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
436
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 24 16.7% 20.8% 20.8% 41.7% 37.5%
4th 24 20.8% 29.2% 25.0% 25.0% 50.0%
5th 32 18.8% 43.8% 18.8% 18.8% 62.5%
6th 29 13.8% 41.4% 24.1% 20.7% 55.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 24 16.7% 8.3% 29.2% 45.8% 25.0%
4th 24 20.8% 16.7% 37.5% 25.0% 37.5%
5th 32 18.8% 21.9% 34.4% 25.0% 40.6%
6th 29 13.8% 17.2% 27.6% 41.4% 31.0%