Curtner Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 58.2% |
| Met Standard | 19.5% |
| Below Standard | 22.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "78% proficient" for Curtner Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
58.2% of students exceeded standard while 19.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 37.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 15.8 points above the Milpitas Unified district average of 42.4%. Compared to the 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 19.8 points higher (vs 38.4% 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 7.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 4.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 84 | 57.1% | 21.4% | 78.6% |
| 4th | 99 | 54.5% | 17.2% | 71.7% |
| 5th | 101 | 42.6% | 35.6% | 78.2% |
| 6th | 101 | 57.4% | 22.8% | 80.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 70.6% | 16.5% | 87.1% |
| 4th | 100 | 56.0% | 18.0% | 74.0% |
| 5th | 101 | 61.4% | 10.9% | 72.3% |
| 6th | 101 | 66.3% | 13.9% | 80.2% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 58.8