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Lake Elementary

Public Grades K-8
1328th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 77% of California elementary schools
Summary

Lake Elementary serves 196 students in grades K–8 in Orland, California. In 2025–2026, its proficiency rates were 71% in English language arts (ELA), 51% in math and 45% in science, each above the state rate. Its clearest strength is ELA: Lake led the nearby comparable K–8 schools and scored 22 percentage points above the state.

Compared with four nearby K–8 schools with reported results, Lake was first in ELA and second in math and science. Its ELA rate of 71% was well above their 44% average; its math rate of 51% exceeded their 40% average, and its science rate of 45% exceeded their 27% average. Plaza Elementary scored higher than Lake in math and science, while Lake was above the state in all three subjects. The reported results for Lake and its district are identical, so they do not offer a separate district comparison. Schoolwide results also hide some grade-level challenges: fifth-grade ELA was 48%, just below the state’s 49%, and eighth-grade science was 20%, 15 points below its state benchmark.

Results have improved in every subject since 2022–2023: ELA rose 13 percentage points, math 6 points and science 24 points. SchoolDigger ranked Lake at the 77th percentile with 4 stars in 2025–2026, up from the 64th percentile and 3 stars the year before. Its male-student subgroup ranking also rose sharply, from the 41st to the 74th percentile, a SchoolDigger measure of how well the school serves that group. Lake’s 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 20.6, close to the nearby comparable-school average of 20.8; 43% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with a 32% average at nearby schools with same-year data. Chronic absenteeism was 3% in 2025–2026, down from 9% in 2021–2022 and below the state’s 18%, though above the district’s 2%. Grade-level percentages can be affected by small cohorts, and some nearby results were not reported.

196
Students ?
20.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$32,222
Per pupil spending ?
43.4%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
≥ 95%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
 4672 County Road N
       Orland, CA  95963-8122

(530) 865-1255

District: Lake Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:
63.3%
Hispanic:
33.7%
American Indian:
1.0%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2016 → 77th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 23% of California elementary schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school59%
District avg59%
California avg42%
Elementary school
1,328th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Top 23%▲ up 16 pts since 2016
From top 39% (2016) to top 23% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of California Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
611th of 2,740
California public middle schools ?
Top 22%▲ up 5 pts since 2016
From top 27% (2016) to top 22% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
265th of 1,530Lake Elementary among California districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202676.01328 of 581777.2%★★★★☆
202559.12112 of 585763.9%★★★☆☆
202469.91602 of 586972.7%★★★★☆
202358.02140 of 585963.5%★★★☆☆
202274.41431 of 588375.7%★★★★☆
202151.1632 of 141755.4%★★★☆☆
201965.21834 of 578968.3%★★★☆☆
201848.02659 of 566253.0%★★★☆☆
201746.22747 of 569251.7%★★★☆☆
201655.92185 of 561461.1%★★★☆☆
201560.31923 of 561165.7%★★★☆☆
201368.41657 of 553070.0%★★★★☆
201278.31119 of 539079.2%★★★★☆
201172.81359 of 537774.7%★★★★☆
201052.12445 of 531454.0%★★★☆☆
200942.92883 of 519344.5%★★☆☆☆
200850.22358 of 511353.9%★★★☆☆
200743.32712 of 511347.0%★★☆☆☆
200652.42077 of 481856.9%★★★☆☆
200546.12390 of 482250.4%★★★☆☆
200456.21866 of 480961.2%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202679.51073 of 558180.8%★★★★☆
202562.31855 of 559766.9%★★★☆☆
202471.01448 of 561274.2%★★★★☆
202367.01631 of 560970.9%★★★★☆
202284.7886 of 563584.3%★★★★☆
202163.2409 of 126767.7%★★★☆☆
201940.93052 of 549244.4%★★☆☆☆
201823.84253 of 541321.4%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202552.02304 of 546057.8%★★★☆☆
201852.62196 of 508456.8%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202671.31438 of 560374.3%★★★★☆
202536.83343 of 562840.6%★★☆☆☆
202459.22023 of 564364.2%★★★☆☆
202267.11637 of 566371.1%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202666.0899 of 253664.6%★★★☆☆
202549.91406 of 259845.9%★★☆☆☆
202452.01351 of 265149.0%★★☆☆☆
202356.21252 of 266153.0%★★★☆☆
202255.51303 of 272652.2%★★★☆☆
201950.41535 of 283445.8%★★☆☆☆
201835.71929 of 273729.5%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202673.1611 of 274077.7%★★★★☆
202585.6358 of 276187.0%★★★★☆
202462.2836 of 278370.0%★★★★☆
202368.1717 of 278174.2%★★★★☆
202258.2937 of 274065.8%★★★☆☆
202160.2314 of 89464.9%★★★☆☆
201973.4629 of 271576.8%★★★★☆
201889.8242 of 248090.2%★★★★★
201786.9313 of 250887.5%★★★★☆
201669.0676 of 249772.9%★★★★☆
201565.6748 of 247769.8%★★★☆☆
201385.9170 of 237992.9%★★★★★
201255.9922 of 225959.2%★★★☆☆
201155.9934 of 223658.2%★★★☆☆
201040.91288 of 217940.9%★★☆☆☆
200837.11241 of 200538.1%★★☆☆☆
200768.5515 of 199974.2%★★★★☆
200659.5638 of 180464.6%★★★☆☆
200564.6535 of 177769.9%★★★☆☆
200469.9436 of 176975.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202370.5604 of 253176.1%★★★★☆
202247.21139 of 250954.6%★★★☆☆
202170.2185 of 73874.9%★★★★☆
201954.3952 of 238060.0%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201988.0170 of 236992.8%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202655.4973 of 251461.3%★★★☆☆
202439.41365 of 255246.5%★★☆☆☆
201990.7222 of 240790.8%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202667.1468 of 149068.6%★★★☆☆
202577.4285 of 152081.3%★★★★☆
202450.1742 of 153751.7%★★★☆☆
202350.7727 of 154352.9%★★★☆☆
202244.6834 of 155546.4%★★☆☆☆
201955.8690 of 160256.9%★★★☆☆
201883.4179 of 149688.0%★★★★☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
Female (2026)81st percentile+4 vs school
Male (2026)74th percentile-3 vs school
White (2026)65th percentile-13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile-6 vs school
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2019)93rd percentile+16 vs school
Female (2023)76th percentile~ school
White (2026)69th percentile-9 vs school
Male (2026)61st percentile-16 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy71%+22 vs state
Mathematics51%+13 vs state
Science45%+9 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 196 students attended Lake Elementary.

Students at Lake Elementary are 63% White, 34% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

Lake Elementary ranks 1328th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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Latest California data All new data »
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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