Lakewood Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.6% |
| Met Standard | 19.4% |
| Below Standard | 63.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "37% proficient" for Lakewood Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.6% of students exceeded standard while 19.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.8 points below the Sunnyvale district average of 32.5%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 29.8% exceeded — 12.2 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 10.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 17.8% | 12.3% | 30.1% |
| 4th | 61 | 16.4% | 29.5% | 45.9% |
| 5th | 67 | 20.9% | 19.4% | 40.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 74 | 14.9% | 14.9% | 29.7% |
| 4th | 62 | 14.5% | 21.0% | 35.5% |
| 5th | 71 | 21.1% | 19.7% | 40.9% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 53.2