Grant Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 3.4% |
| Met Standard | 7.8% |
| Below Standard | 88.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "11% proficient" for Grant Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
3.4% of students exceeded standard while 7.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 17.5 points below the San Jose Unified district average of 20.9%. The 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.9% exceeded — 7.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 5.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 30.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 7.3% | 11.6% | 18.8% |
| 4th | 63 | 1.6% | 3.2% | 4.8% |
| 5th | 53 | 5.7% | 11.3% | 17.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 5.7% | 8.6% | 14.3% |
| 4th | 64 | 0.0% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
| 5th | 52 | 0.0% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 34.9