Leroy Nichols Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.8% |
| Met Standard | 18.1% |
| Below Standard | 72.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Leroy Nichols Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.8% of students exceeded standard while 18.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Lodi Unified district average of 11.3%. The 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.6% exceeded — 3.8 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 4.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 13.0% | 17.4% | 30.4% |
| 4th | 46 | 8.7% | 10.9% | 19.6% |
| 5th | 40 | 7.5% | 27.5% | 35.0% |
| 6th | 47 | 10.6% | 31.9% | 42.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 45 | 11.1% | 22.2% | 33.3% |
| 4th | 47 | 8.5% | 10.6% | 19.1% |
| 5th | 40 | 12.5% | 7.5% | 20.0% |
| 6th | 47 | 6.4% | 17.0% | 23.4% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.9