Lucas Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.1% |
| Met Standard | 14.2% |
| Below Standard | 75.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Lucas Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.1% of students exceeded standard while 14.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Ceres Unified district average of 11.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 10.7% 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 9.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 94 | 19.1% | 12.8% | 31.9% |
| 4th | 96 | 5.2% | 10.4% | 15.6% |
| 5th | 92 | 10.9% | 17.4% | 28.3% |
| 6th | 93 | 19.4% | 21.5% | 40.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 94 | 6.4% | 21.3% | 27.7% |
| 4th | 98 | 2.0% | 11.2% | 13.3% |
| 5th | 92 | 6.5% | 6.5% | 13.0% |
| 6th | 94 | 11.7% | 12.8% | 24.5% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.3