Empire Gardens Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 1.9% |
| Met Standard | 10.3% |
| Below Standard | 87.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "12% proficient" for Empire Gardens Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
1.9% of students exceeded standard while 10.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 19.1 points below the San Jose Unified district average of 20.9%. The 24 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 9.5% exceeded — 7.6 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 9.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 35.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 41 | 2.4% | 4.9% | 7.3% |
| 4th | 31 | 0.0% | 16.1% | 16.1% |
| 5th | 32 | 3.1% | 21.9% | 25.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 44 | 2.3% | 6.8% | 9.1% |
| 4th | 30 | 0.0% | 6.7% | 6.7% |
| 5th | 32 | 3.1% | 6.3% | 9.4% |
Nearby schools
24 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.1