Cherry Chase Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 68.8% |
| Met Standard | 16.6% |
| Below Standard | 14.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "85% proficient" for Cherry Chase Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
68.8% of students exceeded standard while 16.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 47.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 36.3 points above the Sunnyvale district average of 32.5%. Compared to the 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 23.2 points higher (vs 45.6% 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 0.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 106 | 68.9% | 18.9% | 87.7% |
| 4th | 78 | 69.2% | 16.7% | 85.9% |
| 5th | 90 | 65.6% | 22.2% | 87.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 112 | 69.6% | 15.2% | 84.8% |
| 4th | 82 | 67.1% | 15.8% | 82.9% |
| 5th | 94 | 72.3% | 10.6% | 83.0% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 63.4