Landau Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 14.9% |
| Met Standard | 20.7% |
| Below Standard | 64.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Landau Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
14.9% of students exceeded standard while 20.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.4 points above the Palm Springs Unified district average of 11.5%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 15.4% 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 21.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 25.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 97 | 21.6% | 24.7% | 46.4% |
| 4th | 104 | 18.3% | 18.3% | 36.5% |
| 5th | 113 | 13.3% | 25.7% | 38.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 100 | 21.0% | 32.0% | 53.0% |
| 4th | 104 | 10.6% | 10.6% | 21.1% |
| 5th | 114 | 5.3% | 13.2% | 18.4% |
Nearby schools
5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.1