Christa McAuliffe
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 51.4% |
| Met Standard | 29.2% |
| Below Standard | 19.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "81% proficient" for Christa McAuliffe and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
51.4% of students exceeded standard while 29.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 30.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.6 points below the Cupertino Union district average of 58.0%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 56.3% exceeded — 4.9 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 1.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 25 | 72.0% | 4.0% | 76.0% |
| 4th | 45 | 48.9% | 22.2% | 71.1% |
| 5th | 38 | 60.5% | 26.3% | 86.8% |
| 6th | 18 | 44.4% | 27.8% | 72.2% |
| 7th | 11 | 36.4% | 45.5% | 81.8% |
| 8th | 20 | 25.0% | 50.0% | 75.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 25 | 60.0% | 32.0% | 92.0% |
| 4th | 45 | 42.2% | 37.8% | 80.0% |
| 5th | 39 | 56.4% | 28.2% | 84.6% |
| 6th | 18 | 38.9% | 33.3% | 72.2% |
| 7th | 13 | 69.2% | 15.4% | 84.6% |
| 8th | 21 | 61.9% | 28.6% | 90.5% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 70.7