Los Ranchos Elementary
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,052 students tested
School overview
Enrollment
502 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
23:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
21%
Teachers
22 full-time
Student demographics
Hispanic
13.9%
White
69.7%
Asian
4.8%
Other
11.6%
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 39.4% |
| Met Standard | 27.6% |
| Below Standard | 33.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "67% proficient" for Los Ranchos Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
39.4% of students exceeded standard while 27.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.5 points above the San Luis Coastal Unified district average of 34.0%. 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 1.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
% Exceeded Standard
39.4%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
67.0%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+1.3pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
13.7%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.6%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,052
Across all grades & subjects
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 53.9% | 10.8% | 64.6% |
| 4th | 82 | 39.0% | 24.4% | 63.4% |
| 5th | 59 | 39.0% | 39.0% | 78.0% |
| 6th | 55 | 29.1% | 38.2% | 67.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 47.7% | 29.2% | 76.9% |
| 4th | 85 | 38.8% | 25.9% | 64.7% |
| 5th | 59 | 42.4% | 23.7% | 66.1% |
| 6th | 56 | 25.0% | 30.4% | 55.4% |