How does Penryn Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Penryn?

Penryn Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 61.9/100, placing it at the 86th percentile statewide. 39% of students exceed standard, with a total of 648 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Penryn Elementary?

38.6% of students at Penryn Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 73.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Penryn Elementary improving or declining?

Penryn Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 6.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Penryn Elementary?

8.6% of students at Penryn Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Penryn Elementary

Loomis Union Elementary Penryn Placer County 95663

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

648 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

247 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

15%

Teachers

11 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 7.7%

White 85.8%

Asian 1.6%

Other 4.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Penryn Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	38.6%
Met Standard	34.9%
Below Standard	26.5%

Exceeded

38.6%

Met

34.9%

Below

26.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "74% proficient" for Penryn Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

38.6% of students exceeded standard while 34.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.4 points above the Loomis Union Elementary district average of 35.2%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 7.4 points higher (vs 31.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 6.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 8.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

38.6%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

73.5%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-6.3pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

8.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.5%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

648

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	27	40.7%	29.6%	18.5%	11.1%	70.4%
4th	25	32.0%	40.0%	28.0%	0.0%	72.0%
5th	28	32.1%	50.0%	10.7%	7.1%	82.1%
6th	26	26.9%	42.3%	26.9%	3.9%	69.2%
7th	26	26.9%	53.9%	15.4%	3.9%	80.8%
8th	30	33.3%	33.3%	26.7%	6.7%	66.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	27	44.4%	37.0%	3.7%	14.8%	81.5%
4th	25	48.0%	40.0%	12.0%	0.0%	88.0%
5th	28	25.0%	32.1%	28.6%	14.3%	57.1%
6th	26	46.1%	15.4%	23.1%	15.4%	61.5%
7th	26	53.9%	19.2%	19.2%	7.7%	73.1%
8th	30	53.3%	26.7%	6.7%	13.3%	80.0%

Nearby schools

2 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 57.9

H. Clarke Powers Elementary

Loomis Union Elementary · 2.1 mi

65.7

Loomis Elementary

Loomis Union Elementary · 2.2 mi

50.1

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