Lu Sutton Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 15.8% |
| Met Standard | 19.8% |
| Below Standard | 64.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Lu Sutton Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
15.8% of students exceeded standard while 19.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.9 points below the Novato Unified district average of 21.7%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 29.6% exceeded — 13.8 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 8.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 61 | 16.4% | 19.7% | 36.1% |
| 4th | 67 | 23.9% | 19.4% | 43.3% |
| 5th | 48 | 14.6% | 29.2% | 43.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 14.1% | 26.6% | 40.6% |
| 4th | 71 | 16.9% | 15.5% | 32.4% |
| 5th | 48 | 8.3% | 8.3% | 16.7% |
Nearby schools
5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 55.6