Laurel Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.4% |
| Met Standard | 21.4% |
| Below Standard | 70.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Laurel Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.4% of students exceeded standard while 21.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.4 points below the Oakley Union Elementary district average of 12.7%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.5% exceeded — 7.1 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 16.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 8.7% | 19.6% | 28.3% |
| 4th | 51 | 9.8% | 9.8% | 19.6% |
| 5th | 62 | 6.5% | 27.4% | 33.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 15.2% | 37.0% | 52.2% |
| 4th | 52 | 3.9% | 28.9% | 32.7% |
| 5th | 61 | 6.6% | 6.6% | 13.1% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.9