Don Callejon
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 41.8% |
| Met Standard | 19.8% |
| Below Standard | 38.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "62% proficient" for Don Callejon and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
41.8% of students exceeded standard while 19.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 20.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.8 points above the Santa Clara Unified district average of 32.0%. Compared to the 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 15.3 points higher (vs 26.6% average). 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 0.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 62 | 48.4% | 19.4% | 67.7% |
| 4th | 45 | 51.1% | 33.3% | 84.4% |
| 5th | 51 | 52.9% | 21.6% | 74.5% |
| 6th | 58 | 39.7% | 20.7% | 60.3% |
| 7th | 66 | 33.3% | 22.7% | 56.1% |
| 8th | 52 | 17.3% | 32.7% | 50.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 51.6% | 17.2% | 68.8% |
| 4th | 46 | 54.4% | 17.4% | 71.7% |
| 5th | 51 | 47.1% | 15.7% | 62.8% |
| 6th | 58 | 39.7% | 13.8% | 53.5% |
| 7th | 69 | 42.0% | 7.3% | 49.3% |
| 8th | 56 | 25.0% | 16.1% | 41.1% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 49.0