Is Ladd Lane Elementary a good school?

Ladd Lane Elementary ranks 3236 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ladd Lane Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 776 students attended Ladd Lane Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ladd Lane Elementary?

Students at Ladd Lane Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 22% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Ladd Lane Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ladd Lane Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Accelerated Achievement Academy Middle : Rancho San Justo High : Hollister High

Ladd Lane Elementary

Summary:

Ladd Lane Elementary is a public elementary school in Hollister, California, serving 776 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Hollister District, which is ranked 1111 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ladd Lane Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade, dropping from a high of 1831 out of 5,692 California elementary schools in 2016-2017 to its current ranking of 3236 out of 5,862 schools in 2023-2024. The school is currently rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. Student performance on standardized tests is generally below the Hollister district and California state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 17.24% for 8th grade to 49.46% for 5th grade, compared to the Hollister district averages of 35.61% to 37.33%, and the California state averages of 45.95% to 47.37%. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 12.4% in 2020-2021 to 32.6% in 2021-2022.

Ladd Lane Elementary's performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools, such as Hollister Dual Language Academy, which had significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy (ranging from 28.75% to 60%) and Mathematics (ranging from 13.41% to 57.78%) in 2023-2024. Spring Grove Elementary, which is part of the North County Joint Union Elementary District, also outperformed Ladd Lane Elementary across all subject areas and grade levels. These comparisons suggest that Ladd Lane Elementary may need to implement targeted interventions to address its academic and attendance challenges and better serve its diverse student population.

Detail:

Public K-8

161 Ladd Ln.
Hollister, CA 95023-6100

(831) 636-4490

District: Hollister

SchoolDigger Rank:
3236^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,024

Students who attend Ladd Lane Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Accelerated Achievement Academy
	Rancho San Justo
High:	Hollister High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.4

Number of students: 776

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.4%

White:

22.3%

Two or more races:

4.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 45.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ladd Lane Elementary ranks worse than 55.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Hollister School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.9. (See more...)

Compare Details Ladd Lane Elementary ranks worse than 91% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.43. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (68.4%), White (22.3%), two or more races (4.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 45.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ladd Lane Elementary is 22.4, which is the 2^nd best among 6 elementary schools in the Hollister School District. (See more...)

Compare Ladd Lane Elementary employs 34.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ladd Lane Elementary is $7,024. 3 elementary schools in the Hollister School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ladd Lane Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Ladd Lane Elementary 3236^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Ladd Lane Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Ladd Lane Elementary 2528^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Ladd Lane Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Hollister:

SchoolDigger ranks Hollister 1111^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ladd Lane Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Ladd Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	47.43	2285^th	4809	52.5%
2005	42.28	2585^th	4822	46.4%
2006	55.68	1925^th	4818	60.0%
2007	48.56	2406^th	5113	52.9%
2008	51.76	2276^th	5113	55.5%
2009	43.07	2870^th	5193	44.7%
2010	32.87	3633^rd	5314	31.6%
2011	51.90	2479^th	5377	53.9%
2012	48.72	2699^th	5390	49.9%
2013	46.02	2924^th	5530	47.1%
2015	36.66	3222^nd	5611	42.6%
2016	45.19	2766^th	5614	50.7%
2017	64.23	1831^st	5692	67.8%
2018	58.59	2104^th	5662	62.8%
2019	50.73	2562^nd	5789	55.7%
2022	39.07	3154^th	5883	46.4%
2023	40.04	3124^th	5874	46.8%
2024	38.90	3236^th	5862	44.8%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Ladd Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.94	895^th	3246	72.4%
2019	60.79	795^th	3275	75.7%
2022	52.23	1092^nd	3311	67.0%
2023	56.79	917^th	3250	71.8%
2024	51.91	1082^nd	3160	65.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Ladd Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	52.94	829^th	2420	65.7%
2024	61.45	689^th	2634	73.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ladd Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.25	1956^th	5084	61.5%
2019	55.23	2051^st	5173	60.4%
2022	47.33	2444^th	5264	53.6%
2023	33.51	3608^th	5374	32.9%
2024	32.25	3760^th	5511	31.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Ladd Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.70	2048^th	5413	62.2%
2019	51.59	2407^th	5492	56.2%
2022	42.47	2844^th	5635	49.5%
2023	42.94	2817^th	5617	49.8%
2024	39.85	3066^th	5605	45.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Ladd Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.06	644^th	2128	69.7%
2019	57.84	774^th	2585	70.1%
2022	65.13	503^rd	2227	77.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Ladd Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.80	2077^th	5431	61.8%
2019	49.28	2497^th	5510	54.7%
2022	36.20	3255^th	5663	42.5%
2023	37.04	3262^nd	5650	42.3%
2024	38.27	3190^th	5636	43.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Ladd Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.69	1591^st	4830	67.1%
2019	55.68	1929^th	4963	61.1%
2022	40.19	2891^st	5084	43.1%
2023	40.85	2841^st	5098	44.3%
2024	34.97	3348^th	5102	34.4%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Ladd Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.82	941^st	2737	65.6%
2019	48.01	1614^th	2834	43.0%
2022	41.18	1700^th	2726	37.6%
2023	33.06	1907^th	2662	28.4%
2024	44.86	1568^th	2647	40.8%

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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 Ladd Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	19.17	2314^th	2802	17.4%
2024	13.43	2528^th	2777	9.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ladd Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	24.49	1995^th	2549	21.7%
2024	10.12	2484^th	2575	3.5%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Ladd Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	13.71	2365^th	2547	7.1%
2024	17.15	2211^th	2546	13.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Ladd Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	27.41	1768^th	2558	30.9%
2024	12.75	2380^th	2547	6.6%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Ladd Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	15.45	2176^th	2391	9.0%
2024	14.45	2193^rd	2383	8.0%

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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 Ladd Lane Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	183	1	4	363	0	n/a	n/a	0	551
1989	149	2	1	292	0	n/a	n/a	0	444
1990	144	2	4	294	1	n/a	n/a	0	445
1991	146	3	6	278	1	n/a	n/a	0	434
1992	150	3	5	298	0	n/a	n/a	0	456
1993	155	2	6	287	1	n/a	n/a	0	451
1994	149	1	5	291	0	n/a	n/a	0	446
1995	186	0	3	365	2	n/a	n/a	0	556
1996	186	0	3	365	2	n/a	n/a	0	556
1997	206	9	14	347	0	n/a	n/a	0	576
1998	62	5	9	244	0	n/a	n/a	0	320
1999	130	5	4	198	0	n/a	n/a	0	337
2000	198	4	9	237	1	n/a	n/a	0	449
2001	257	10	7	302	1	n/a	n/a	0	577
2002	345	11	23	420	7	n/a	n/a	3	809
2003	345	11	23	420	7	n/a	n/a	3	809
2004	300	3	19	364	9	n/a	n/a	47	742
2005	292	6	17	389	4	n/a	n/a	60	768
2006	268	8	20	389	4	n/a	n/a	65	754
2007	275	12	19	380	4	n/a	n/a	54	744
2008	254	13	15	374	3	n/a	n/a	0	659
2009	217	9	19	360	1	2	73	0	681
2010	223	10	24	398	2	1	19	0	677
2011	213	3	22	404	1	1	38	0	682
2012	229	6	24	465	2	1	46	0	773
2013	200	12	26	499	2	1	45	0	785
2014	184	7	22	490	4	0	46	0	753
2015	120	6	14	415	4	1	56	0	616
2016	95	1	7	421	0	1	95	0	620
2017	156	1	12	437	4	0	21	0	631
2018	150	1	17	452	4	1	34	0	659
2019	138	2	12	466	4	1	36	0	659
2020	133	3	16	472	3	1	36	0	664
2021	133	4	18	476	3	0	31	0	665
2022	138	8	20	532	3	4	35	0	740
2023	173	10	23	531	3	4	32	0	776

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Ladd Lane Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	551	22.5	24.4	n/a
1989	444	17.0	26.1	n/a
1990	445	18.0	24.7	n/a
1991	434	18.6	23.3	n/a
1992	456	18.9	24.1	57.5
1993	451	16.7	27.0	54.3
1994	446	17.2	25.9	57.6
1995	556	17.6	31.6	49.5
1996	556	17.6	31.6	49.5
1997	576	26.3	21.9	51
1998	320	14.8	21.6	66.6
1999	337	17.5	19.3	44.8
2000	449	22.0	20.4	39.9
2001	577	29.0	19.9	31.9
2002	809	39.0	20.7	36
2003	809	39.0	20.7	36
2004	742	38.0	19.5	41
2005	768	34.6	22.2	43.4
2006	754	33.6	22.4	42.8
2007	744	38.1	19.5	42.9
2008	659	39.0	16.9	46.7
2009	681	33.0	18.9	45.1
2010	677	28.6	23.6	47.3
2011	682	n/a	n/a	49.4
2012	773	26.1	29.6	n/a
2013	785	29.0	27.0	54.6
2014	753	29.0	25.9	52.5
2015	616	25.0	24.6	56.5
2016	620	27.0	22.9	50
2017	631	29.2	21.6	47.5
2018	659	29.0	22.7	51.6
2019	659	28.0	23.5	52.8
2020	664	n/a	n/a	50.8
2021	665	30.0	22.1	60.6
2022	740	32.7	22.6	41.6
2023	776	34.5	22.4	45.1

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 Ladd Lane Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	551	22.5	24.4	n/a
1989	444	17.0	26.1	n/a
1990	445	18.0	24.7	n/a
1991	434	18.6	23.3	n/a
1992	456	18.9	24.1	57.5
1993	451	16.7	27.0	54.3
1994	446	17.2	25.9	57.6
1995	556	17.6	31.6	49.5
1996	556	17.6	31.6	49.5
1997	576	26.3	21.9	51
1998	320	14.8	21.6	66.6
1999	337	17.5	19.3	44.8
2000	449	22.0	20.4	39.9
2001	577	29.0	19.9	31.9
2002	809	39.0	20.7	36
2003	809	39.0	20.7	36
2004	742	38.0	19.5	41
2005	768	34.6	22.2	43.4
2006	754	33.6	22.4	42.8
2007	744	38.1	19.5	42.9
2008	659	39.0	16.9	46.7
2009	681	33.0	18.9	45.1
2010	677	28.6	23.6	47.3
2011	682	n/a	n/a	49.4
2012	773	26.1	29.6	n/a
2013	785	29.0	27.0	54.6
2014	753	29.0	25.9	52.5
2015	616	25.0	24.6	56.5
2016	620	27.0	22.9	50
2017	631	29.2	21.6	47.5
2018	659	29.0	22.7	51.6
2019	659	28.0	23.5	52.8
2020	664	n/a	n/a	50.8
2021	665	30.0	22.1	60.6
2022	740	32.7	22.6	41.6
2023	776	34.5	22.4	45.1

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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