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Sunset Lane Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,518 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
716 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
29:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
40%
Teachers
25 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 23.3%
White 7.7%
Asian 58.5%
Black 1.1%
Other 9.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Sunset Lane Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard41.1%
Met Standard27.6%
Below Standard31.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "69% proficient" for Sunset Lane Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

41.1% of students exceeded standard while 27.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 20.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.3 points above the Fullerton Elementary district average of 28.8%. Compared to the 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 17.1 points higher (vs 24.0% average). 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 3.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 5.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
41.1%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
68.7%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+3.7pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
5.0%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.4%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,518
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 100 36.0% 22.0% 19.0% 23.0% 58.0%
4th 92 53.3% 18.5% 10.9% 17.4% 71.7%
5th 95 40.0% 33.7% 18.9% 7.4% 73.7%
6th 93 43.0% 36.6% 14.0% 6.5% 79.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 100 35.0% 34.0% 14.0% 17.0% 69.0%
4th 92 43.5% 29.4% 18.5% 8.7% 72.8%
5th 94 29.8% 30.9% 26.6% 12.8% 60.6%
6th 93 48.4% 16.1% 21.5% 14.0% 64.5%