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Lichen K-8

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,280 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
487 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
20:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
63%
Teachers
24 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic45.2%
White38.0%
Asian1.0%
Black4.7%
Other11.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Lichen K-8
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard10.9%
Met Standard18.9%
Below Standard70.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Lichen K-8 and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.9% of students exceeded standard while 18.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.1 points below the San Juan Unified district average of 13.0%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.7% exceeded — 5.9 points higher. 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 5.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 27.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
10.9%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
29.8%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+5.5pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
27.0%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
3.6%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,280
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
3rd5315.1%20.8%32.1%32.1%35.9%
4th4914.3%22.4%24.5%38.8%36.7%
5th5721.1%21.1%26.3%31.6%42.1%
6th595.1%13.6%35.6%45.8%18.6%
7th348.8%26.5%35.3%29.4%35.3%
8th669.1%27.3%28.8%34.9%36.4%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
3rd537.5%24.5%30.2%37.7%32.1%
4th519.8%23.5%29.4%37.3%33.3%
5th5717.5%19.3%24.6%38.6%36.8%
6th606.7%3.3%18.3%71.7%10.0%
7th352.9%14.3%28.6%54.3%17.1%
8th6612.1%10.6%28.8%48.5%22.7%