Sierra House Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 21.6% |
| Met Standard | 27.4% |
| Below Standard | 51.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "49% proficient" for Sierra House Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
21.6% of students exceeded standard while 27.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.3 points above the Lake Tahoe Unified district average of 17.4%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 13.4 points higher (vs 8.3% 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 8.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 26.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 21.2% | 34.9% | 56.1% |
| 4th | 80 | 21.3% | 20.0% | 41.3% |
| 5th | 72 | 29.2% | 31.9% | 61.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 24.6% | 30.4% | 55.1% |
| 4th | 80 | 17.5% | 30.0% | 47.5% |
| 5th | 74 | 16.2% | 17.6% | 33.8% |
Nearby schools
2 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 32.4