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Lo-Inyo Elementary: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.

Lo-Inyo posts 34% meeting the standard and 11.4% exceeding it, against 43% and 21.3% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

223 East Locust Street, 93545 (opens in new tab)·Lone Pine Unified·Lone Pine·Grades TK-8·197 students·59% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(760) 876-5581·Website
Scope Score
34
📈 On the Rise · Developing
ranked #4,265 statewide

Lo-Inyo Elementary scores 34 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 26th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

Most rating sites would stop at “34% proficient” and call it done. Lo-Inyo deserves a closer read. The school sits in Lone Pine, where more than half of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

The story this school is actually telling

The school, grade by grade

ELA · CAASPP 2024–25

Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.

29%
65%
Grade 3 · 35% proficient
11%
28%
61%
Grade 4 · 39% proficient
19%
23%
58%
Grade 5 · 42% proficient

The honest read: the share exceeding rises 13.4pp across grades; the floor rises 7.0pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Kids here gain ground the longer they stay — the pattern you want to see. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.

The 6 things our score weighs

Exceeded standard
11.4%
State 21.3%
9.9pp below state avg
Growth (G3→G5)
+7.1pp
State -2.9pp
Scores improve across grades
Met or exceeded
34.0%
State 42.7%
8.6pp below state avg
Chronic absenteeism
19.8%
State 17.9%
1.9pp above state avg
Suspension rate
3.6%
State 1.6%
2.0pp above state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
22.2%
State 18.0%
4.2pp above state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
Elementary
Lo-Inyo Elementary
34/100
This school

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

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The community around it

Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope Score

Student demographics

Hispanic57.4%
White19.8%
Asian1.5%
Other21.3%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 59.4% (4pp below CA avg)
Resources & Access
Enrollment
197
423 below CA avg (~620)
Transitional Kindergarten
3 TK students
2% of a 196-student campus · CDE Census Day 2025-26
Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
3 fewer students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$5,424
District avg: $18,086 · CA avg: $14,815 · School-level · CDE ESSA
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
22.2% Level 4
Share of English Learners reaching full proficiency
At Lo-Inyo Elementary in Lone Pine, 29.4% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 29.4% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Lo-Inyo Elementary outperforms its district average for low-income students by 0.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (27.9% Math proficient); Hispanic students (31.2% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 6.8 percentage points for hispanic students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 68 students tested.
Equity Gaps
Absenteeism · Native American+24.0pp
43.8% vs 19.8% overall · n=16
Suspension · Native American+15.2pp
18.8% vs 3.6% overall · n=16
ELA · Hispanic−6.8pp
29.3% vs 36.0% overall · n=35
1 more gap by subject
Math · Hispanic−3.6pp
29.3% vs 32.9% overall · n=35

Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.

Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income68 tested
ELA 29.4%·Math 27.9%· +0.0pp vs district
Hispanic48 tested
ELA 31.2%·Math 33.3%· +0.0pp vs district

Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.

Subgroup Growth by Grade
Change in proficiency from lowest tested grade. Shows which groups are gaining ground.

Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 0.0pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +0.0pp.

Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Funding Breakdown
Instruction 52%Support 44%Other 3%

Source: NCES F-33 (2019–2020) · Full district breakdown →

Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$44K
$41K below CA median
Median Home Value
$217K
$442K below CA median
Bachelor's+
16%
19pp below CA avg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
9.5 years avg experience
13 teachers · 31% first-year · 15% second-year
Teacher Credentials
86% fully credentialed

Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25

Community Profile provides context about who attends this school and the resources available. These factors are never part of the Scope Score. Learn why →

Frequently asked questions

Is Lo-Inyo Elementary a good elementary school?
Lo-Inyo Elementary has a Scope Score of 34 out of 100, placing it in the 26th percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #4,265 statewide. 11.4% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 9.9 percentage points below the California average of 21.3%. The Scope Score weights six dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard (43%), met or exceeded (22%), grade 3-to-5 growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%), and suspension rate (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Lo-Inyo Elementary's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 34.0% of students at Lo-Inyo Elementary met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 11.4% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 22.6% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 11.4% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 122 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Lo-Inyo Elementary rank in California?
Lo-Inyo Elementary ranks #4,265 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 26th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 3 to grade 5 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
Is Lo-Inyo Elementary getting better or worse?
Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at Lo-Inyo Elementary increases by 7.1 percentage points from Grade 3 to grade 5 growth. This upward trajectory suggests the school is adding measurable value — students leave with higher proficiency rates than they entered with. Growth trajectory is weighted at 15% in the elementary Scope Score because it measures what the school does, not just who walks in the door.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Lo-Inyo Elementary?
19.8% of students at Lo-Inyo Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 3.6%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Lo-Inyo Elementary compare to other schools in Lone Pine?
Lo-Inyo Elementary scores 34/100 (26th percentile) among California elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 197 students. Use the schools in Lone Pine page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.
How does Lo-Inyo Elementary serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Lo-Inyo Elementary in Lone Pine, 29.4% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 29.4% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Lo-Inyo Elementary outperforms its district average for low-income students by 0.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (27.9% Math proficient); Hispanic students (31.2% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 6.8 percentage points for hispanic students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 68 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Exceeded standard · 38%
11.4%
↓ vs CA 21.3% · 40th pctile
Growth (G3→G5) · 27%
+7.1pp
↑ vs CA -2.9pp · 41th pctile
Met or exceeded · 20%
34.0%
↓ vs CA 42.7% · 43th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
19.8%
↓ vs CA 17.9% · 47th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
3.6%
↓ vs CA 1.6% · 34th pctile
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
22.2%
↑ vs CA 18.0% · 56th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 3176%29%29%35%35%−8
Grade 41811%28%17%44%39%−6
Grade 52619%23%27%31%42%−6
Grade 6180%22%22%56%22%−24
Grade 7274%26%41%30%30%−18
Grade 82114%33%33%19%48%+2
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 3176%18%41%35%24%−22
Grade 41811%22%44%22%33%−8
Grade 52615%15%12%58%31%−5
Grade 61817%17%28%39%33%−2
Grade 72715%19%37%30%33%−1
Grade 82124%19%38%19%43%+11
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/114713%19%53%15%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged6829.4%+0−9
Hispanic/Latino4831.2%+0−8
03Peer comparison · nearest elementary schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Lo-Inyo Elementary ←3411.4%34.0%+7.13.6%
California average4521.3%42.7%−2.91.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Scope Score history
38%34%'19'22'23'24'25
2019 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · no testing 2020–21 (COVID) · rank #3356 → #2092 → #5362 → #4156 → #4265
What we can't show
  • — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=5,744 elementary schools · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue