Lakewood Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.4% |
| Met Standard | 25.8% |
| Below Standard | 61.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "38% proficient" for Lakewood Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.4% of students exceeded standard while 25.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Lodi Unified district average of 11.3%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 13.8% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 5.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 20.3% | 17.7% | 38.0% |
| 4th | 68 | 10.3% | 23.5% | 33.8% |
| 5th | 57 | 5.3% | 29.8% | 35.1% |
| 6th | 67 | 14.9% | 38.8% | 53.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 15.2% | 25.3% | 40.5% |
| 4th | 68 | 11.8% | 23.5% | 35.3% |
| 5th | 57 | 10.5% | 22.8% | 33.3% |
| 6th | 67 | 10.4% | 25.4% | 35.8% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.0