Ernesto Galarza Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.0% |
| Met Standard | 9.5% |
| Below Standard | 86.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "13% proficient" for Ernesto Galarza Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.0% of students exceeded standard while 9.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 17.0 points below the San Jose Unified district average of 20.9%. The 26 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 20.3% exceeded — 16.3 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 0.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 28.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 2.1% | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| 4th | 50 | 10.0% | 10.0% | 20.0% |
| 5th | 52 | 3.9% | 11.5% | 15.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 4.1% | 8.2% | 12.2% |
| 4th | 52 | 3.9% | 15.4% | 19.2% |
| 5th | 55 | 0.0% | 5.5% | 5.5% |
Nearby schools
26 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.1