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What's one thing Lower Lake Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
743
Elementary
DISTRICT 552 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KONOCTI UNIFIED·NCES 062007002403
Lower Lake Elementary
9240 Lake St., Lower Lake, CA 95457 · (707) 994-5787 · Lake County
GRADES KG–07ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL743 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of California public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
26.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
595 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 129 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 109 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (129) is 18% larger than its 6th grade class (109).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
19.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.1pp since 2014
Math
10.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.3% | 15.6% | 20.1% | 60.0% |
| Math | 2.3% | 7.9% | 20.4% | 69.5% |
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 | 19.9% | 10.2% |
| 2023-24 | 19.5% | 13.2% |
| 2022-23 | 20.5% | 15.3% |
| 2021-22 | 24.5% | 12.3% |
| 2020-21 | 18.1% | 14.6% |
| 2018-19 | 28.7% | 22.1% |
| 2017-18 | 29.3% | 18.1% |
| 2016-17 | 22.4% | 14.4% |
| 2015-16 | 19.0% | 9.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
15.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 33% 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 Lower Lake Elementary
Lower Lake Elementary's state test result (15.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Lake Elementary this school | 743 | 80.1% | 15.8% |
| Pomo Clearlake | 702 | 85.3% | 11.0% |
| Kynoch Elementary Marysville | 678 | 82.3% | 29.1% |
| Brookside Elementary Beaumont | 691 | 75.3% | 55.0% |
| Sycamore Rocks Elementary Apple Valley | 667 | 79.2% | 25.1% |
| Wilson Elementary Gridley | 544 | 79.6% | 39.8% |
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 Lower Lake Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.8% | #4,893 of 5,151 | #10 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.2% | #5,036 of 5,172 ▼ 221 | #11 of 12 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #4,844 of 5,172 ▼ 67 | #8 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.3pp | #891 of 5,116 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 743 | #564 of 5,915 | #1 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.4:1 | #4,977 of 5,352 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #1,933 of 5,354 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.1% | #2,182 of 5,625 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.7% | #490 of 1,139 | #3 of 9 |
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
743
+26 (+4%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 764
Student : Teacher
26.4:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 743 | 28.2 | 26.4:1 | 80% (595) |
| 2023-24 | 724 | 27.4 | 26.4:1 | 82% (595) |
| 2022-23 | 752 | 29.1 | 25.8:1 | 78% (586) |
| 2020-21 | 717 | 30 | 23.9:1 | 85% (606) |
| 2017-18 | 671 | 25 | 26.8:1 | 86% (577) |
| 2015-16 | 605 | 24 | 25.2:1 | 79% (477) |
| 2010-11 | 726 | N/A | N/A | 72% (525) |
| 2000-01 | 514 | 29 | 17.7:1 | 75% (385) |
| 1990-91 | 764 | 34 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lower Lake Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (671 to 743); teachers up 13% (25 to 28.2).
About Lower Lake Elementary
Lower Lake Elementary is a public elementary school in Lower Lake, California. The school enrolls 743 students in kindergarten through 7. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
The 10 schools of Konocti Unified, including Lower Lake Elementary, enroll 3,985 students.
About 55% of the student body at Lower Lake Elementary is Hispanic. Smaller groups are 32% White, 9% multiracial, and 3% Native American. County-wide, 25% of Lake County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at Lower Lake Elementary are from different groups.
The school had 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 26.4:1. The school's 26.4:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 80%.
Among California public elementary schools, Lower Lake Elementary outscored 1%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
Lower Lake Elementary ranks in the bottom 10% of California schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 15.8%. Predicted: 32.6%. Difference: 16.8 points.
The county, Lake County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $60,621 a year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Lake County has 43 public schools with about 10,167 students, including Lower Lake Elementary.
About 0.1 miles separate Lower Lake Elementary from the closest public school, Lower Lake High. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Lower Lake Elementary places 2nd out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
Locale data from NCES put Lower Lake Elementary in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Lower Lake Elementary had a net gain of 26 students, or 4%. The ratio was 23.9:1 in 2020-21 and 26.4:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Lower Lake Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,152
Census ACS
Median income
$60,621
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
10,167 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Konocti Unified
- Lower Lake HighHigh · 966 students
- PomoElementary · 702 students
- Obsidian MiddleMiddle · 590 students
- Burns ValleyElementary · 568 students
- East LakeElementary · 195 students
- Richard H. Lewis AlternativeCombined · 118 students
Other schools in Lower Lake
- Lower Lake HighHigh · 966 students
- Carle (William C.) High (Continuation)High · 85 students
- Highlands AcademyMiddle · 15 students
- Konocti PreschoolElementary
Nearby schools
- Lower Lake High0.1 mi · 966
- Carle (William C.) High (Continuation)0.2 mi · 85
- Highlands Academy0.3 mi · 15
- Richard H. Lewis Alternative1.2 mi · 118
- Blue Heron1.2 mi · 3
- Obsidian Middle1.3 mi · 590
Frequently asked questions
About Lower Lake ElementaryHow many students attend Lower Lake Elementary?
Lower Lake Elementary enrolls approximately 743 students in grades KG-07.
What grades does Lower Lake Elementary serve?
Lower Lake Elementary serves grades KG-07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lower Lake Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lower Lake Elementary is approximately 26.4:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lower Lake Elementary?
Student demographics at Lower Lake Elementary are roughly 32% White, 55% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Lower Lake Elementary in?
Lower Lake Elementary is part of Konocti Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.