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Mariposa Elementary

Lancaster Elementary Lancaster Los Angeles County 93534
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,718 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
732 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
26:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
94%
Teachers
28 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 23.5%
White 35.1%
Asian 1.0%
Black 29.8%
Other 10.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Mariposa Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard3.3%
Met Standard11.2%
Below Standard85.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "14% proficient" for Mariposa Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

3.3% of students exceeded standard while 11.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.0 points below the Lancaster Elementary district average of 7.3%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 5.9% exceeded — 2.6 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 1.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 34.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
3.3%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
14.5%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+1.8pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
34.8%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.2%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,718
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 107 2.8% 9.3% 18.7% 69.2% 12.2%
4th 117 6.8% 14.5% 22.2% 56.4% 21.4%
5th 121 6.6% 9.9% 15.7% 67.8% 16.5%
6th 84 2.4% 29.8% 26.2% 41.7% 32.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 108 0.9% 7.4% 18.5% 73.2% 8.3%
4th 117 3.4% 11.1% 26.5% 59.0% 14.5%
5th 121 0.8% 6.6% 14.9% 77.7% 7.4%
6th 84 2.4% 1.2% 22.6% 73.8% 3.6%