Canoas Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.3% |
| Met Standard | 20.7% |
| Below Standard | 66.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "34% proficient" for Canoas Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.3% of students exceeded standard while 20.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.6 points below the San Jose Unified district average of 20.9%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 20.3% exceeded — 7.0 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 2.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 40 | 17.5% | 20.0% | 37.5% |
| 4th | 44 | 9.1% | 13.6% | 22.7% |
| 5th | 28 | 7.1% | 42.9% | 50.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 40 | 22.5% | 25.0% | 47.5% |
| 4th | 46 | 6.5% | 10.9% | 17.4% |
| 5th | 29 | 17.2% | 13.8% | 31.0% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.0