San Lorenzo Valley Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 23.8% |
| Met Standard | 27.4% |
| Below Standard | 48.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for San Lorenzo Valley Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
23.8% of students exceeded standard while 27.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the San Lorenzo Valley Unified district average of 25.6%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 25.1% 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.
Students here improve by 4.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 22.7% | 26.7% | 49.3% |
| 4th | 92 | 19.6% | 26.1% | 45.6% |
| 5th | 89 | 32.6% | 21.4% | 53.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 21.3% | 33.3% | 54.7% |
| 4th | 92 | 17.4% | 28.3% | 45.6% |
| 5th | 89 | 29.2% | 29.2% | 58.4% |
Nearby schools
1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 52.3