Sunnydale Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.8% |
| Met Standard | 14.7% |
| Below Standard | 77.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for Sunnydale Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.8% of students exceeded standard while 14.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Lancaster Elementary district average of 7.3%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 6.6% 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 16.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 31.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 59 | 22.0% | 16.9% | 39.0% |
| 4th | 55 | 5.5% | 16.4% | 21.8% |
| 5th | 64 | 7.8% | 23.4% | 31.3% |
| 6th | 64 | 4.7% | 14.1% | 18.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 59 | 11.9% | 25.4% | 37.3% |
| 4th | 54 | 0.0% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| 5th | 63 | 4.8% | 7.9% | 12.7% |
| 6th | 65 | 6.2% | 9.2% | 15.4% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 32.2