Allen at Steinbeck
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.2% |
| Met Standard | 15.4% |
| Below Standard | 74.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "26% proficient" for Allen at Steinbeck and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.2% of students exceeded standard while 15.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.7 points below the San Jose Unified district average of 20.9%. The 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 28.6% exceeded — 18.3 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 0.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 8.8% | 17.6% | 26.5% |
| 4th | 73 | 11.0% | 12.3% | 23.3% |
| 5th | 53 | 15.1% | 17.0% | 32.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 11.8% | 17.6% | 29.4% |
| 4th | 73 | 4.1% | 16.4% | 20.6% |
| 5th | 54 | 11.1% | 11.1% | 22.2% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.1