Bishop Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.9% |
| Met Standard | 22.0% |
| Below Standard | 60.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "40% proficient" for Bishop Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.9% of students exceeded standard while 22.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.6 points below the Sunnyvale district average of 32.5%. The 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 33.8% exceeded — 15.9 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 7.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 61 | 19.7% | 24.6% | 44.3% |
| 4th | 71 | 22.5% | 15.5% | 38.0% |
| 5th | 58 | 15.5% | 31.0% | 46.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 14.1% | 34.4% | 48.4% |
| 4th | 74 | 20.3% | 10.8% | 31.1% |
| 5th | 60 | 15.0% | 16.7% | 31.7% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 56.6