Lorena Falasco Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.8% |
| Met Standard | 19.9% |
| Below Standard | 70.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Lorena Falasco Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.8% of students exceeded standard while 19.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Los Banos Unified district average of 9.7%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 9.1% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 19.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 89 | 15.7% | 23.6% | 39.3% |
| 4th | 104 | 11.5% | 23.1% | 34.6% |
| 5th | 110 | 10.9% | 20.9% | 31.8% |
| 6th | 120 | 4.2% | 19.2% | 23.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 89 | 19.1% | 31.5% | 50.6% |
| 4th | 105 | 7.6% | 22.9% | 30.5% |
| 5th | 112 | 6.3% | 12.5% | 18.8% |
| 6th | 121 | 4.1% | 6.6% | 10.7% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 34.7