Horace Mann Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.7% |
| Met Standard | 9.3% |
| Below Standard | 84.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "16% proficient" for Horace Mann Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.7% of students exceeded standard while 9.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.3 points below the San Jose Unified district average of 20.9%. The 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.4% exceeded — 3.7 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 21.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 35.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 3.9% | 3.9% | 7.7% |
| 4th | 46 | 4.3% | 10.9% | 15.2% |
| 5th | 52 | 15.4% | 21.1% | 36.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 54 | 1.9% | 7.4% | 9.3% |
| 4th | 51 | 2.0% | 2.0% | 3.9% |
| 5th | 56 | 12.5% | 10.7% | 23.2% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.1