Lemon Crest Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.5% |
| Met Standard | 17.0% |
| Below Standard | 75.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Lemon Crest Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.5% of students exceeded standard while 17.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.0 points below the Lakeside Union Elementary district average of 15.5%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.1% exceeded — 7.7 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 6.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 27.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 10.8% | 30.8% | 41.5% |
| 4th | 63 | 7.9% | 11.1% | 19.1% |
| 5th | 71 | 8.4% | 18.3% | 26.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 8.8% | 11.8% | 20.6% |
| 4th | 63 | 1.6% | 14.3% | 15.9% |
| 5th | 71 | 7.0% | 15.5% | 22.5% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.3