Sumac Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 36.6% |
| Met Standard | 28.7% |
| Below Standard | 34.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "65% proficient" for Sumac Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
36.6% of students exceeded standard while 28.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Las Virgenes Unified district average of 37.7%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 37.5% 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.
Proficiency drops by 12.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 45.1% | 25.5% | 70.6% |
| 4th | 35 | 40.0% | 31.4% | 71.4% |
| 5th | 41 | 36.6% | 36.6% | 73.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 31.4% | 35.3% | 66.7% |
| 4th | 35 | 40.0% | 31.4% | 71.4% |
| 5th | 41 | 26.8% | 12.2% | 39.0% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 62.0