Lyndale Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 3.9% |
| Met Standard | 13.7% |
| Below Standard | 82.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "18% proficient" for Lyndale Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
3.9% of students exceeded standard while 13.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.3 points below the Alum Rock Union Elementary district average of 9.2%. The 30 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.0% exceeded — 9.2 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 16.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 8.7% | 17.4% | 26.1% |
| 4th | 38 | 5.3% | 21.1% | 26.3% |
| 5th | 35 | 0.0% | 14.3% | 14.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 6.4% | 17.0% | 23.4% |
| 4th | 42 | 2.4% | 9.5% | 11.9% |
| 5th | 37 | 0.0% | 2.7% | 2.7% |
Nearby schools
30 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.5