Lawrence Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 51.5% |
| Met Standard | 26.5% |
| Below Standard | 22.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "78% proficient" for Lawrence Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
51.5% of students exceeded standard while 26.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 30.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 17.8 points above the Livermore Valley Joint Unified district average of 33.6%. Compared to the 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 18.4 points higher (vs 33.0% average). 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 8.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 41.3% | 25.3% | 66.7% |
| 4th | 69 | 62.3% | 23.2% | 85.5% |
| 5th | 76 | 61.8% | 25.0% | 86.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 76 | 38.2% | 35.5% | 73.7% |
| 4th | 69 | 52.2% | 33.3% | 85.5% |
| 5th | 77 | 53.3% | 16.9% | 70.1% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 55.5