Chester W. Nimitz Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 35.5% |
| Met Standard | 23.4% |
| Below Standard | 41.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "59% proficient" for Chester W. Nimitz Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
35.5% of students exceeded standard while 23.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 22.6 points below the Cupertino Union district average of 58.0%. The 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 54.3% exceeded — 18.8 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 12.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 35.9% | 22.6% | 58.5% |
| 4th | 39 | 43.6% | 15.4% | 59.0% |
| 5th | 70 | 27.1% | 28.6% | 55.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 55 | 34.5% | 34.5% | 69.1% |
| 4th | 42 | 40.5% | 23.8% | 64.3% |
| 5th | 73 | 32.9% | 15.1% | 48.0% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 69.1