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Loma Verde Elementary

Novato Unified Novato Marin County 94949
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
854 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
414 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
23:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
45%
Teachers
18 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 48.1%
White 33.6%
Asian 3.1%
Black 2.7%
Other 12.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Loma Verde Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard22.6%
Met Standard23.0%
Below Standard54.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "46% proficient" for Loma Verde Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

22.6% of students exceeded standard while 23.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Novato Unified district average of 21.7%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 25.6% exceeded — 3.0 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 2.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 7.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
22.6%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
45.6%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+2.1pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
7.0%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.2%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
854
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 58 15.5% 22.4% 22.4% 39.7% 37.9%
4th 71 33.8% 18.3% 15.5% 32.4% 52.1%
5th 84 19.1% 29.8% 20.2% 30.9% 48.8%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 58 17.2% 31.0% 13.8% 37.9% 48.3%
4th 72 20.8% 23.6% 26.4% 29.2% 44.4%
5th 84 28.6% 13.1% 23.8% 34.5% 41.7%