Lexington Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 44.6% |
| Met Standard | 31.5% |
| Below Standard | 23.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "76% proficient" for Lexington Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
44.6% of students exceeded standard while 31.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 23.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.2 points below the Los Gatos Union Elementary district average of 51.8%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 55.2% exceeded — 10.6 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 1.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 5.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 23 | 52.2% | 21.7% | 73.9% |
| 4th | 26 | 50.0% | 23.1% | 73.1% |
| 5th | 24 | 29.2% | 62.5% | 91.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 23 | 56.5% | 26.1% | 82.6% |
| 4th | 26 | 42.3% | 30.8% | 73.1% |
| 5th | 24 | 37.5% | 25.0% | 62.5% |
Nearby schools
1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 61.1