Is Lower Lake Elementary a good school?

Lower Lake Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Lower Lake Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 724 students attended Lower Lake Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lower Lake Elementary?

Students at Lower Lake Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 35% White, 9% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Lower Lake Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lower Lake Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Lower Lake High

Lower Lake Elementary

Summary:

Lower Lake Elementary is a public elementary school serving 752 students in grades K-7 in the Konocti Unified School District in Lower Lake, California. According to the data, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of California elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lower Lake Elementary faces significant challenges, including much higher chronic absenteeism rates (38.9% in 2022-2023) compared to state and district averages, as well as very low student performance on standardized tests. In 2023-2024, only 19.53% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 13.16% were proficient in math, compared to state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively. The school also has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds (77.93% qualified for free or reduced-price lunch) and a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 25.8 to 1.

Interestingly, the other schools in the Konocti Unified School District, such as East Lake and Burns Valley, also perform poorly on standardized tests and have high chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting systemic challenges within the district. In contrast, schools outside the Konocti Unified District, such as Kelseyville Elementary and Cobb Mountain Elementary, have significantly higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates, despite serving similar student populations in terms of socioeconomic status.

Detail:

Public K-7

9240 Lake St.
Lower Lake, CA 95457-0719

(707) 994-5787

District: Konocti Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5418^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Lower Lake Elementary usually attend:

High:

Lower Lake High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.4

Number of students: 724

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.7%

White:

35.4%

Two or more races:

9.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 82.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lower Lake Elementary ranks worse than 92.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Konocti Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.67. (See more...)

Compare Details Lower Lake Elementary is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.97. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Lower Lake Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Konocti Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (51.7%), White (35.4%), two or more races (9.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 82.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lower Lake Elementary is 26.4, which is the 2^nd best among 4 elementary schools in the Konocti Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Lower Lake Elementary employs 27.3 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lower Lake Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lower Lake Elementary 5418^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Lower Lake Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Konocti Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Konocti Unified 1499^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Lower Lake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	17.01	4193^rd	4809	12.8%
2005	19.85	3978^th	4822	17.5%
2006	15.64	4312^th	4818	10.5%
2007	21.27	4193^rd	5113	18.0%
2008	30.54	3538^th	5113	30.8%
2009	24.61	4093^rd	5193	21.2%
2010	16.41	4822^nd	5314	9.3%
2011	26.18	4248^th	5377	21.0%
2012	16.79	4858^th	5390	9.9%
2013	25.24	4385^th	5530	20.7%
2015	22.96	4332^nd	5611	22.8%
2016	10.29	5423^rd	5614	3.4%
2017	11.78	5378^th	5692	5.5%
2018	12.50	5290^th	5662	6.6%
2019	14.09	5305^th	5789	8.4%
2021	18.58	1193^rd	1417	15.8%
2022	15.58	5313^th	5883	9.7%
2023	14.33	5376^th	5874	8.5%
2024	13.67	5418^th	5862	7.6%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Lower Lake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.98	2528^th	3246	22.1%
2019	23.22	2996^th	3275	8.5%
2022	20.95	3152^nd	3311	4.8%
2023	33.10	2316^th	3250	28.7%
2024	23.34	2935^th	3160	7.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Lower Lake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	36.71	1349^th	2420	44.3%
2024	28.50	1917^th	2634	27.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Lower Lake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.54	4773^rd	5084	6.1%
2019	17.61	4712^th	5173	8.9%
2021	30.81	804^th	1110	27.6%
2022	18.31	4764^th	5264	9.5%
2023	18.13	4831^st	5374	10.1%
2024	17.73	4959^th	5511	10.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Lower Lake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.35	4504^th	5413	16.8%
2019	16.95	4876^th	5492	11.2%
2021	15.78	1159^th	1267	8.5%
2022	15.29	5161^st	5635	8.4%
2023	11.82	5391^st	5617	4.0%
2024	13.49	5238^th	5605	6.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Lower Lake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	22.50	1891^st	2227	15.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Lower Lake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.33	5344^th	5431	1.6%
2019	13.80	5134^th	5510	6.8%
2021	22.99	985^th	1272	22.6%
2022	17.22	5008^th	5663	11.6%
2023	18.97	4819^th	5650	14.7%
2024	15.81	5086^th	5636	9.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Lower Lake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.09	4548^th	4830	5.8%
2019	16.63	4581^st	4963	7.7%
2022	15.88	4752^nd	5084	6.5%
2023	20.28	4475^th	5098	12.2%
2024	16.04	4711^th	5102	7.7%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Lower Lake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	5.02	2673^rd	2737	2.3%
2019	5.72	2735^th	2834	3.5%
2022	5.56	2632^nd	2726	3.4%
2023	3.43	2624^th	2662	1.4%
2024	3.71	2595^th	2647	2.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Lower Lake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2010	28.42	1622^nd	2179	25.6%
2011	40.68	1341^st	2236	40.0%
2012	33.87	1532^nd	2259	32.2%
2013	31.72	1651^st	2379	30.6%
2015	23.19	1891^st	2477	23.7%
2016	18.02	2105^th	2497	15.7%
2017	24.34	1883^rd	2508	24.9%
2018	34.80	1529^th	2480	38.3%
2019	34.04	1647^th	2715	39.3%
2021	8.53	869^th	894	2.8%
2022	22.66	2099^th	2740	23.4%
2023	19.97	2274^th	2802	18.8%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Lower Lake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	54.19	368^th	1364	73.0%
2023	51.88	414^th	1529	72.9%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Lower Lake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.00	1288^th	2230	42.2%
2019	40.83	1302^nd	2369	45.0%
2021	13.21	689^th	721	4.4%
2022	24.63	1913^th	2458	22.2%
2023	19.90	2173^rd	2549	14.8%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Lower Lake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.85	1095^th	2262	51.6%
2019	39.64	1325^th	2380	44.3%
2021	8.89	728^th	738	1.4%
2022	19.79	2082^nd	2509	17.0%
2023	15.35	2291^st	2547	10.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Lower Lake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.02	1648^th	2273	27.5%
2019	30.87	1577^th	2407	34.5%
2021	9.50	747^th	763	2.1%
2022	26.35	1796^th	2527	28.9%
2023	25.25	1860^th	2558	27.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Lower Lake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.72	1139^th	2072	45.0%
2019	41.69	1201^st	2213	45.7%
2022	23.98	1857^th	2359	21.3%
2023	21.95	1958^th	2391	18.1%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Lower Lake Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.52	1224^th	1496	18.2%
2019	24.91	1213^th	1602	24.3%
2022	15.42	1353^rd	1555	13.0%
2023	12.27	1395^th	1552	10.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Lower Lake Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	559	11	10	38	9	n/a	n/a	0	627
1989	580	24	8	34	14	n/a	n/a	0	660
1990	609	11	0	29	19	n/a	n/a	0	668
1991	658	31	5	47	23	n/a	n/a	0	764
1992	426	16	5	20	24	n/a	n/a	0	491
1993	408	12	3	34	20	n/a	n/a	0	477
1994	480	34	33	18	28	n/a	n/a	0	593
1995	460	25	22	25	41	n/a	n/a	0	573
1996	460	25	22	25	41	n/a	n/a	0	573
1997	433	25	18	33	42	n/a	n/a	0	551
1998	366	31	17	31	45	n/a	n/a	0	490
1999	374	25	17	40	40	n/a	n/a	0	496
2000	358	27	12	46	36	n/a	n/a	0	479
2001	351	27	12	60	34	n/a	n/a	30	514
2002	331	40	15	96	23	n/a	n/a	0	505
2003	331	40	15	96	23	n/a	n/a	0	505
2004	352	45	15	120	16	n/a	n/a	32	580
2005	347	28	10	113	9	n/a	n/a	42	549
2006	329	31	5	120	14	n/a	n/a	59	558
2007	280	19	11	96	11	n/a	n/a	46	463
2008	308	28	4	118	18	n/a	n/a	0	476
2009	334	30	6	107	14	0	75	0	566
2010	392	24	8	190	18	0	49	0	681
2011	407	25	5	199	19	0	71	0	726
2012	385	23	2	212	11	0	70	0	703
2013	382	20	2	208	8	1	80	0	701
2014	351	21	3	244	12	0	73	0	704
2015	326	31	1	259	17	2	58	0	694
2016	277	20	3	245	13	2	45	0	605
2017	279	24	3	230	19	0	47	0	602
2018	309	20	3	271	17	0	51	0	671
2019	297	20	3	304	14	0	52	0	690
2020	309	18	3	318	18	0	58	0	724
2021	308	17	6	316	14	0	56	0	717
2022	310	12	3	321	12	0	68	1	727
2023	292	12	2	360	11	0	74	1	752
2024	256	13	0	374	13	0	67	1	724

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lower Lake Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	627	26.0	24.1	n/a
1989	660	27.0	24.4	n/a
1990	668	30.0	22.2	n/a
1991	764	34.0	22.4	n/a
1992	491	34.6	14.1	65.4
1993	477	23.0	20.7	70.4
1994	593	26.1	22.7	76.7
1995	573	23.7	24.2	72.6
1996	573	23.7	24.2	72.6
1997	551	26.0	21.2	79.5
1998	490	30.1	16.3	74.3
1999	496	30.1	16.5	78
2000	479	29.0	16.5	63.9
2001	514	29.4	17.5	79.5
2002	505	26.6	19.0	71.1
2003	505	26.6	19.0	71.1
2004	580	30.0	19.3	80.8
2005	549	31.0	17.7	83.2
2006	558	31.1	17.9	82.2
2007	463	28.2	16.4	76.7
2008	476	33.0	14.4	87.8
2009	566	29.0	17.7	78.6
2010	681	32.0	21.2	80.2
2011	726	n/a	n/a	72.3
2012	703	29.8	23.5	n/a
2013	701	25.0	28.0	80.2
2014	704	24.5	28.7	81
2015	694	26.0	26.6	80.5
2016	605	24.0	25.2	78.8
2017	602	25.0	24.0	83.1
2018	671	25.0	26.8	86
2019	690	26.0	26.5	86.1
2020	724	n/a	n/a	80.8
2021	717	30.0	23.9	84.5
2022	727	30.3	23.9	76.3
2023	752	29.1	25.8	77.9
2024	724	27.3	26.4	82.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lower Lake Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	627	26.0	24.1	n/a
1989	660	27.0	24.4	n/a
1990	668	30.0	22.2	n/a
1991	764	34.0	22.4	n/a
1992	491	34.6	14.1	65.4
1993	477	23.0	20.7	70.4
1994	593	26.1	22.7	76.7
1995	573	23.7	24.2	72.6
1996	573	23.7	24.2	72.6
1997	551	26.0	21.2	79.5
1998	490	30.1	16.3	74.3
1999	496	30.1	16.5	78
2000	479	29.0	16.5	63.9
2001	514	29.4	17.5	79.5
2002	505	26.6	19.0	71.1
2003	505	26.6	19.0	71.1
2004	580	30.0	19.3	80.8
2005	549	31.0	17.7	83.2
2006	558	31.1	17.9	82.2
2007	463	28.2	16.4	76.7
2008	476	33.0	14.4	87.8
2009	566	29.0	17.7	78.6
2010	681	32.0	21.2	80.2
2011	726	n/a	n/a	72.3
2012	703	29.8	23.5	n/a
2013	701	25.0	28.0	80.2
2014	704	24.5	28.7	81
2015	694	26.0	26.6	80.5
2016	605	24.0	25.2	78.8
2017	602	25.0	24.0	83.1
2018	671	25.0	26.8	86
2019	690	26.0	26.5	86.1
2020	724	n/a	n/a	80.8
2021	717	30.0	23.9	84.5
2022	727	30.3	23.9	76.3
2023	752	29.1	25.8	77.9
2024	724	27.3	26.4	82.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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