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Forest Hill Elementary

Campbell Union San Jose Santa Clara County 95130 Charter
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,014 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
553 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
15%
Teachers
25 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 13.0%
White 24.8%
Asian 46.6%
Black 3.4%
Other 12.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Forest Hill Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard60.0%
Met Standard21.1%
Below Standard18.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "81% proficient" for Forest Hill Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

60.0% of students exceeded standard while 21.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 39.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 31.4 points above the Campbell Union district average of 28.6%. Compared to the 23 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 16.5 points higher (vs 43.5% 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 8.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 5.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
60.0%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
81.1%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+8.0pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
5.2%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.1%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,014
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 84 54.8% 20.2% 20.2% 4.8% 75.0%
4th 83 60.2% 22.9% 10.8% 6.0% 83.1%
5th 86 60.5% 29.1% 3.5% 7.0% 89.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 85 58.8% 18.8% 10.6% 11.8% 77.7%
4th 83 62.6% 19.3% 15.7% 2.4% 81.9%
5th 86 62.8% 16.3% 13.9% 7.0% 79.1%