Blue Hills Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 63.5% |
| Met Standard | 19.9% |
| Below Standard | 16.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "83% proficient" for Blue Hills Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
63.5% of students exceeded standard while 19.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 42.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.4 points above the Cupertino Union district average of 58.0%. Compared to the 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 4.4 points higher (vs 59.1% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 6.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 58.3% | 16.7% | 75.0% |
| 4th | 72 | 62.5% | 15.3% | 77.8% |
| 5th | 71 | 66.2% | 18.3% | 84.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 66.7% | 20.8% | 87.5% |
| 4th | 71 | 60.6% | 23.9% | 84.5% |
| 5th | 69 | 66.7% | 24.6% | 91.3% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 72.7