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Carlton Elementary

Union Elementary San Jose Santa Clara County 95124
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,272 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
662 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
28:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
4%
Teachers
24 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 9.4%
White 32.6%
Asian 45.0%
Black 1.2%
Other 11.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Carlton Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard56.1%
Met Standard20.5%
Below Standard23.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "77% proficient" for Carlton Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

56.1% of students exceeded standard while 20.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 35.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.5 points above the Union Elementary district average of 53.6%. Compared to the 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 9.9 points higher (vs 46.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 4.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 2.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
56.1%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
76.5%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-4.5pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
2.1%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,272
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 107 53.3% 20.6% 14.0% 12.2% 73.8%
4th 109 54.1% 20.2% 15.6% 10.1% 74.3%
5th 101 50.5% 22.8% 11.9% 14.8% 73.3%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 107 60.8% 21.5% 9.3% 8.4% 82.2%
4th 109 62.4% 19.3% 13.8% 4.6% 81.7%
5th 103 55.3% 18.4% 9.7% 16.5% 73.8%