Lunada Bay Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 50.1% |
| Met Standard | 26.7% |
| Below Standard | 23.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "77% proficient" for Lunada Bay Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
50.1% of students exceeded standard while 26.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 29.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.2 points below the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified district average of 56.3%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 56.2% exceeded — 6.1 points higher. 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 1.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 48.9% | 36.2% | 85.1% |
| 4th | 52 | 44.2% | 26.9% | 71.2% |
| 5th | 51 | 45.1% | 37.3% | 82.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 57.5% | 17.0% | 74.5% |
| 4th | 52 | 40.4% | 26.9% | 67.3% |
| 5th | 51 | 64.7% | 15.7% | 80.4% |
Nearby schools
5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 72.0