Lankershim Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.5% |
| Met Standard | 11.8% |
| Below Standard | 82.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "17% proficient" for Lankershim Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.5% of students exceeded standard while 11.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.5 points below the San Bernardino City Unified district average of 10.0%. The 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 7.8% exceeded — 2.3 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 2.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 34.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 11.4% | 8.6% | 20.0% |
| 4th | 74 | 9.5% | 17.6% | 27.0% |
| 5th | 77 | 7.8% | 11.7% | 19.5% |
| 6th | 61 | 1.6% | 16.4% | 18.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 4.2% | 14.1% | 18.3% |
| 4th | 77 | 2.6% | 11.7% | 14.3% |
| 5th | 78 | 5.1% | 9.0% | 14.1% |
| 6th | 60 | 1.7% | 5.0% | 6.7% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 32.5