Bowers Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 19.8% |
| Met Standard | 26.5% |
| Below Standard | 53.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "46% proficient" for Bowers Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
19.8% of students exceeded standard while 26.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.2 points below the Santa Clara Unified district average of 32.0%. The 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 33.6% exceeded — 13.8 points higher. 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 13.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 41 | 19.5% | 21.9% | 41.5% |
| 4th | 33 | 15.2% | 30.3% | 45.5% |
| 5th | 34 | 29.4% | 35.3% | 64.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 42 | 14.3% | 28.6% | 42.9% |
| 4th | 33 | 18.2% | 18.2% | 36.4% |
| 5th | 36 | 22.2% | 25.0% | 47.2% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 54.8