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What's something Ladd Lane Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
767
Elementary
DISTRICT 646 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLLISTER·NCES 061734002179
Ladd Lane Elementary
161 Ladd Ln., Hollister, CA 95023 · (831) 636-4490 · San Benito County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL767 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
411 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 115 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 4% |
| Grade 7 | 22 | 3% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 3% |
This year's kindergarten class (115) is 342% larger than its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
44.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.0pp since 2014
Math
31.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.7% | 27.3% | 24.8% | 31.1% |
| Math | 10.6% | 20.4% | 28.8% | 40.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 31.1% |
| 2023-24 | 35.6% | 27.1% |
| 2022-23 | 38.4% | 25.8% |
| 2021-22 | 42.5% | 21.5% |
| 2018-19 | 55.5% | 37.9% |
| 2017-18 | 56.9% | 41.2% |
| 2016-17 | 58.1% | 43.1% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 34.0% | 23.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ladd Lane Elementary
Ladd Lane Elementary's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ladd Lane Elementary this school | 767 | 53.6% | 28.6% |
| Camino Real Elementary Jurupa Valley | 721 | 55.1% | 33.7% |
| Merritt Trace Elementary San Jose | 829 | 54.3% | 32.4% |
| Alpine Vista Tulare | 659 | 51.1% | 42.3% |
| Melrose Leadership Academy Oakland | 722 | 54.6% | 44.9% |
| Rancho Santana Hollister | 678 | 53.5% | 26.9% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ladd Lane Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Benito County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #3,683 of 5,151 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #3,122 of 5,172 ▲ 246 | #4 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,545 of 5,172 ▲ 623 | #4 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.6pp | #1,484 of 5,116 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 767 | #477 of 5,915 | #2 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #2,929 of 5,352 | #4 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.9% | #3,074 of 5,354 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.6% | #3,766 of 5,625 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.4% | #318 of 1,139 | #4 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
767
+102 (+15%) vs 2020
+77% since 1990-91, when it was 434
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 22.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 767 | 33.5 | 22.9:1 | 54% (411) |
| 2023-24 | 760 | 33.1 | 23.0:1 | 48% (363) |
| 2022-23 | 776 | 34.5 | 22.5:1 | 45% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 665 | 30 | 22.2:1 | 61% (403) |
| 2017-18 | 659 | 29 | 22.7:1 | 52% (340) |
| 2015-16 | 620 | 27 | 23.0:1 | 50% (310) |
| 2010-11 | 682 | N/A | N/A | 49% (337) |
| 2000-01 | 577 | 29 | 19.9:1 | 32% (184) |
| 1990-91 | 434 | 18 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ladd Lane Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (659 to 767); teachers up 15% (29 to 33.5).
About Ladd Lane Elementary
A large elementary school in Hollister, California, Ladd Lane Elementary is part of Hollister. Enrollment stands at 767 students, covering kindergarten through 8. That puts enrollment 65% bigger than the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
Hollister has 10 schools; together they serve 5,908 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Ladd Lane Elementary is 70%, a majority. The school is also 23% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 46%.
Ladd Lane Elementary reported 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 22.9:1. It is about the same as the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Roughly 54% of students at Ladd Lane Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Among California public elementary schools, Ladd Lane Elementary outscored 19%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Ladd Lane Elementary scores 19.5 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.6%; the prediction is 48.1%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for San Benito County show that the median household earns about $114,394 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across San Benito County, 28 public schools serve about 11,633 students.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, Sunnyslope Elementary, is the closest to Ladd Lane Elementary. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Ladd Lane Elementary. Its average proficiency rate of 28.6% is above the 27.3% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Ladd Lane Elementary's location as Town: Distant.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 15%, from 665 to 767.
The discussion board for Ladd Lane Elementary is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
San Benito County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,290
Census ACS
Median income
$114,394
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
11,633 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hollister
- Hollister Dual Language AcademyElementary · 858 students
- Rancho SantanaElementary · 678 students
- Rancho San JustoMiddle · 653 students
- Cerra Vista ElementaryElementary · 602 students
- Sunnyslope ElementaryElementary · 602 students
- Maze MiddleMiddle · 580 students
Other schools in Hollister
- Hollister HighHigh · 3,316 students
- Hollister Dual Language AcademyElementary · 858 students
- Spring Grove ElementaryElementary · 762 students
- Rancho SantanaElementary · 678 students
- Rancho San JustoMiddle · 653 students
- Cerra Vista ElementaryElementary · 602 students
Nearby schools
- Sunnyslope Elementary0.9 mi · 602
- Rancho San Justo0.9 mi · 653
- Hollister High1.0 mi · 3,316
- Cerra Vista Elementary1.1 mi · 602
- R. O. Hardin Elementary1.6 mi · 461
- Hollister Prep1.6 mi · 538
Frequently asked questions
About Ladd Lane ElementaryHow large is Ladd Lane Elementary?
Ladd Lane Elementary enrolls approximately 767 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Ladd Lane Elementary serve?
Ladd Lane Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Ladd Lane Elementary have?
Ladd Lane Elementary employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Ladd Lane Elementary?
Student demographics at Ladd Lane Elementary are roughly 23% White, 70% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Ladd Lane Elementary public or private?
Ladd Lane Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hollister.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.