Central Park Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 35.5% |
| Met Standard | 23.3% |
| Below Standard | 41.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "59% proficient" for Central Park Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
35.5% of students exceeded standard while 23.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.5 points above the Santa Clara Unified district average of 32.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 37.0% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 21.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 39.7% | 28.6% | 68.3% |
| 4th | 66 | 42.4% | 19.7% | 62.1% |
| 5th | 64 | 26.6% | 26.6% | 53.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 37.5% | 32.8% | 70.3% |
| 4th | 70 | 35.7% | 21.4% | 57.1% |
| 5th | 64 | 31.3% | 10.9% | 42.2% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 57.3