Summary:
The Livermore Valley Joint Unified school district in California is home to 11 elementary schools serving grades K-5 or K-8, with student populations ranging from 358 to 861. The district as a whole is ranked 399 out of 1,568 districts in the state and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.
Within the district, a few schools stand out as top performers. Lawrence Elementary ranks in the top 6% of elementary schools in California, with exceptional proficiency rates in English Language Arts (76.74%), Mathematics (78.5%), and Science (79.03%). Sunset Elementary and Emma C. Smith Elementary also excel, ranking in the top 12% and 6% of California elementary schools, respectively.
However, the data reveals significant performance gaps between the highest and lowest-performing schools in the Livermore Valley Joint Unified district. For example, in 3rd grade English Language Arts, Lawrence Elementary has a 63.01% proficiency rate, while Marylin Avenue Elementary has a 28.33% proficiency rate - a difference of over 34 percentage points. This disparity suggests a potential correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement, as the schools with the highest free/reduced lunch rates tend to have the lowest test scores.
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