Bracher Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 20.8% |
| Met Standard | 19.1% |
| Below Standard | 60.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "40% proficient" for Bracher Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
20.8% of students exceeded standard while 19.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.2 points below the Santa Clara Unified district average of 32.0%. The 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 32.4% exceeded — 11.6 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 16.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 42 | 33.3% | 21.4% | 54.8% |
| 4th | 38 | 31.6% | 10.5% | 42.1% |
| 5th | 51 | 17.6% | 23.5% | 41.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 42 | 16.7% | 26.2% | 42.9% |
| 4th | 39 | 17.9% | 17.9% | 35.9% |
| 5th | 48 | 8.3% | 14.6% | 22.9% |
Nearby schools
19 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 54.5