Las Palmas Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.2% |
| Met Standard | 20.6% |
| Below Standard | 72.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Las Palmas Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.2% of students exceeded standard while 20.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Patterson Joint Unified district average of 7.3%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 8.0% 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.
Students here improve by 13.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 26.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 94 | 7.5% | 20.2% | 27.7% |
| 4th | 87 | 17.2% | 17.2% | 34.5% |
| 5th | 85 | 17.6% | 28.2% | 45.9% |
| 6th | 100 | 5.0% | 30.0% | 35.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 97 | 1.0% | 17.5% | 18.6% |
| 4th | 87 | 2.3% | 20.7% | 23.0% |
| 5th | 87 | 6.9% | 19.5% | 26.4% |
| 6th | 102 | 0.0% | 11.8% | 11.8% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.0