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Loomis Elementary: Most kids here clear the bar, year after year. The question is what happens after that.

Loomis posts 62% meeting the standard, and 34.8% going well past it. Most kids here keep up. Fewer get pushed further. Ask the school what it does for a child who already finds the work easy.

3505 Taylor Road, 95650 (opens in new tab)·Loomis Union Elementary·Loomis·Grades TK-8·438 students·21% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(916) 652-1824·Website
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope5945
% Exceeded35%21%
% Met+62%43%
Growth-31.5-2.9
Absence9.6%17.9%
Suspension0.5%1.6%
Scope Score
59
🌱 Building Momentum · Solid
ranked #1,075 statewide · #5 of 7 in Loomis Union Elementary

Loomis Elementary scores 59 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 81st 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 →

🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

Most rating sites would stop at “62% proficient” and call it done. Loomis deserves a closer read. It sits at the 81st percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools — but the ranking is the least interesting thing on this page.

Loomis's low-income kids hit 51.7% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 5,744 elementary schools statewide

Has stayed near the 81st percentile since 2019.

CA Dashboard
ELAGreen(Increased)MathOrange(Declined Significantly)

The pandemic drop is behind this school: 62% of students meet the standard today, above the 51% who did in 2019.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 347%73%54%55%79%
Grade 449%59%53%57%63%
Grade 573%52%71%63%53%
Grade 675%73%65%75%76%
Grade 777%65%72%61%60%
Grade 855%69%58%60%55%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 331%70%50%57%83%
Grade 446%70%53%50%49%
Grade 561%42%69%59%46%
Grade 667%58%52%66%65%
Grade 752%42%62%57%60%
Grade 851%43%36%53%27%

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.

57%
21%
22%
Grade 3 · 78% proficient
32%
32%
36%
Grade 4 · 64% proficient
31%
22%
47%
Grade 5 · 53% proficient

The honest read: the share exceeding falls 26.5pp across grades; the floor slips 25.5pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.

51.7%
Low-income · ELA · met standard

Loomis's most underrated number

51.7% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.

Loomis low-income: 51.7%State low-income: 38.2%

The 6 things our score weighs

Exceeded standard
34.8%
State 21.3%
13.5pp above state avg
Growth (G3→G5)
-31.5pp
State -2.9pp
Scores decline across grades
Met or exceeded
62.2%
State 42.7%
19.5pp above state avg
Chronic absenteeism
9.6%
State 17.9%
8.3pp below state avg
Suspension rate
0.5%
State 1.6%
1.1pp below state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
37.5%
State 18.0%
19.5pp above state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask how the school challenges kids who clear the standard early. The gap between meeting and exceeding is where pacing shows.

  • Ask what changes between grade 3 and grade 5 here, and who teaches the older kids.
  • Ask whether extra support — tutoring, counseling, small groups — reaches kids across income lines, not just the students already ahead.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

At Loomis Elementary in Loomis, 51.7% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 53.4% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Loomis Elementary trails its district average for low-income students by 1.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (41.7% Math proficient); White students (62.4% ELA proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 60 students tested.

All students at this school: 59% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 59%, district —, state 43%59%
WhiteWhite: this school 58%, district 68%, state 56%58% · −1 vs school
MaleMale: this school 56%, district 65%, state 42%56% · −3 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 62%, district 70%, state 44%62% · +3 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 47%, district 49%, state 32%47% · −12 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 31%, district 56%, state 32%31% · −28 vs school

8 of 14 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group
Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Low-income student ELA proficiency falls by 36.4pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: -18.5pp.

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 9.6%, district 8.0%, state 17.9%9.6% · −8.3pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 0.5%, district —, state 1.6%0.5% · −1.1pp vs state

TK/K students miss school at roughly one and a half times the rate of Grades 7–8 students (11.8% vs 7.5%). Chronic absence here concentrates in the earliest grades — worth asking how the school works with new families on attendance.

Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 4–69.5%
Grades 7–87.5%
TK/K11.8%

Where the path goes

The path below is estimated from nearby schools in the same district — scores shown for each next step.

Estimated K-12 Path
Elementary
Loomis Elementary
59
This school

Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 22:1, district 23:122:1
Teaching staff28 teachers
Avg. experience13.5 years
Fully credentialed83%
First-year teachers14%
Intern / emergency permit4.1%

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $13,302, CA average $14,815$13,302 · spent at this school
Federal share$532 per student

$532 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$14,167 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction62%
Instruction support11%
Student services8%
Administration7%
Buildings & maintenance12%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$9,697 per pupil
2019$9,246 per pupil
2018$9,833 per pupil
2017$6,341 per pupil
2016$6,038 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

White68.0%
District 74.7% · CA 19.9%
Hispanic17.4%
District 13.4% · CA 56.1%
Other11.0%
District 9.1% · CA 9.0%
Asian3.0%
District 2.3% · CA 10.2%
Black0.7%
District 0.5% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 21.2% (43pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$118K · CA $85K
Median home value$752K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+47% · CA 35%
ZIP population13,405
Median age46 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.

On the state's science test (CAST), 35% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Loomis Elementary a good elementary school?

Loomis Elementary has a Scope Score of 59 out of 100, placing it in the 81st percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #1,075 statewide. 34.8% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 13.5 percentage points above the California average of 21.3%. The Scope Score weights 6 dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard (38%), grade 3-to-5 growth (27%), met or exceeded (proficient) (20%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Loomis Elementary's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 62.2% of students at Loomis Elementary met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 34.8% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 27.4% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 34.8% 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. 295 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Loomis Elementary rank in California?

Loomis Elementary ranks #1,075 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 81st 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 Loomis Elementary getting better or worse?

Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at Loomis Elementary decreases by 31.5 percentage points from Grade 3 to grade 5 growth. This downward pattern doesn't necessarily mean the school is failing — it can reflect cohort differences, demographic shifts, or curriculum changes. A campus visit and conversation with teachers can reveal what the numbers can't. 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 Loomis Elementary?

9.6% of students at Loomis Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 0.5%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. 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 Loomis Elementary compare to other schools in Loomis?

Loomis Elementary scores 59/100 (81st 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 438 students. Use the schools in Loomis page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.

How does Loomis Elementary serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Loomis Elementary in Loomis, 51.7% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 53.4% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Loomis Elementary trails its district average for low-income students by 1.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (41.7% Math proficient); White students (62.4% ELA proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 60 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.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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%
34.8%
↑ vs CA 21.3% · 63th pctile
Growth (G3→G5) · 27%
-31.5pp
↓ vs CA -2.9pp · 50th pctile
Met or exceeded · 20%
62.2%
↑ vs CA 42.7% · 65th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
9.6%
↑ vs CA 17.9% · 63th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
0.5%
↑ vs CA 1.6% · 59th pctile
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
37.5%
↑ vs CA 18.0% · 76th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 34257%21%14%7%79%+35
Grade 45732%32%14%23%63%+18
Grade 54931%22%31%16%53%+5
Grade 64633%43%13%11%76%+30
Grade 75030%30%22%18%60%+12
Grade 85118%37%18%27%55%+9
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 34243%40%10%7%83%+38
Grade 45718%32%35%16%49%+8
Grade 54829%17%31%23%46%+11
Grade 64643%22%17%17%65%+30
Grade 75030%30%26%14%60%+26
Grade 85116%12%37%35%27%−5
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/119911%24%56%9%

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 Disadvantaged6051.7%−2+13
White20262.4%−9+1
Hispanic/Latino2646.2%−15+7
03Peer comparison · nearest elementary schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Loomis Elementary ←5934.8%62.2%−31.50.5%
Loomis Basin Charter2.7 mi7145.4%75.2%+7.31.1%
Penryn Elementary2.2 mi7037.0%75.2%−6.31.5%
Rocklin Elementary3.1 mi6239.3%66.1%+3.10.9%
California average4521.3%42.7%−2.91.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrowth
20196384#88725.6%51.1%6.3%2.1%+27.4pp
20224365#201029.6%60.9%20.9%1.3%-24.6pp
20236488#69934.7%58.5%14.0%1.9%+17.9pp
20245273#156329.4%56.8%14.0%1.7%+4.9pp
20255981#107534.8%62.2%9.6%0.5%-31.5pp
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
What we can't show
  • — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female4.3%6.9%+2.6pp
Male8.0%10.5%+2.5pp
Asian0.0%0.0%+0.0pp
Hispanic/Latino11.4%12.7%+1.3pp
Two or More Races8.0%10.3%+2.3pp
Students with Disabilities8.5%12.5%+4.0pp
English Learners5.0%9.7%+4.7pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged10.2%16.4%+6.2pp
All Students6.2%8.8%+2.6pp
EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=5,744 elementary schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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