How does Loomis Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Loomis?

Loomis Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 50.1/100, placing it at the 67th percentile statewide. 31% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,178 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Loomis Elementary?

31.4% of students at Loomis Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 59.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Loomis Elementary improving or declining?

Loomis Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 31.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Loomis Elementary?

8.8% of students at Loomis Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Loomis Elementary

Loomis Union Elementary Loomis Placer County 95650

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,178 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

445 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

28%

Teachers

22 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 14.8%

White 70.3%

Asian 4.5%

Black 0.5%

Other 9.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Loomis Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	31.4%
Met Standard	28.2%
Below Standard	40.4%

Exceeded

31.4%

Met

28.2%

Below

40.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "60% proficient" for Loomis Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

31.4% of students exceeded standard while 28.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.8 points below the Loomis Union Elementary district average of 35.2%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 37.2% exceeded — 5.8 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 31.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 8.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

31.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

59.6%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-31.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

8.8%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

0.4%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,178

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	42	57.1%	21.4%	14.3%	7.1%	78.6%
4th	57	31.6%	31.6%	14.0%	22.8%	63.2%
5th	49	30.6%	22.4%	30.6%	16.3%	53.1%
6th	46	32.6%	43.5%	13.0%	10.9%	76.1%
7th	50	30.0%	30.0%	22.0%	18.0%	60.0%
8th	51	17.6%	37.3%	17.6%	27.4%	54.9%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	42	42.9%	40.5%	9.5%	7.1%	83.3%
4th	57	17.5%	31.6%	35.1%	15.8%	49.1%
5th	48	29.2%	16.7%	31.3%	22.9%	45.8%
6th	46	43.5%	21.7%	17.4%	17.4%	65.2%
7th	50	30.0%	30.0%	26.0%	14.0%	60.0%
8th	51	15.7%	11.8%	37.3%	35.3%	27.4%