Eliot Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.0% |
| Met Standard | 14.4% |
| Below Standard | 79.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "20% proficient" for Eliot Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.0% of students exceeded standard while 14.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.7 points below the Gilroy Unified district average of 15.7%. The 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.9% exceeded — 9.9 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 14.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 1.4% | 5.8% | 7.3% |
| 4th | 67 | 11.9% | 13.4% | 25.4% |
| 5th | 76 | 9.2% | 22.4% | 31.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 2.7% | 12.3% | 15.1% |
| 4th | 73 | 4.1% | 19.2% | 23.3% |
| 5th | 78 | 6.4% | 12.8% | 19.2% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.3