Loyola Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 62.7% |
| Met Standard | 18.3% |
| Below Standard | 19.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "81% proficient" for Loyola Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
62.7% of students exceeded standard while 18.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 41.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.8 points below the Los Altos Elementary district average of 65.4%. Compared to the 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.6 points higher (vs 56.1% average). 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 21.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 41.3% | 19.6% | 60.9% |
| 4th | 42 | 66.7% | 14.3% | 81.0% |
| 5th | 55 | 67.3% | 18.2% | 85.5% |
| 6th | 57 | 68.4% | 17.5% | 86.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 39.1% | 30.4% | 69.6% |
| 4th | 42 | 71.4% | 14.3% | 85.7% |
| 5th | 55 | 63.6% | 23.6% | 87.3% |
| 6th | 57 | 82.5% | 8.8% | 91.2% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 69.2