How does Ida Jew Academies compare to other elementary schools in San Jose?

Ida Jew Academies has a SchoolScope composite score of 37.5/100, placing it at the 31st percentile statewide. 11% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,134 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Ida Jew Academies?

11.4% of students at Ida Jew Academies exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 28.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Ida Jew Academies improving or declining?

Ida Jew Academies's proficiency rate decreases by 10.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Ida Jew Academies?

17.6% of students at Ida Jew Academies are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Ida Jew Academies

Mount Pleasant Elementary San Jose Santa Clara County 95148 Charter

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,134 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

410 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

61%

Teachers

19 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 90.7%

White 0.2%

Asian 4.2%

Black 1.2%

Other 3.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Ida Jew Academies
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	11.4%
Met Standard	17.4%
Below Standard	71.2%

Exceeded

11.4%

Met

17.4%

Below

71.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "29% proficient" for Ida Jew Academies and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

11.4% of students exceeded standard while 17.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.1 points above the Mount Pleasant Elementary district average of 9.3%. The 30 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 17.1% exceeded — 5.7 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 10.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 17.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

11.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

28.8%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-10.2pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

17.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.1%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,134

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	41	14.6%	14.6%	17.1%	53.7%	29.3%
4th	46	4.3%	13.0%	13.0%	69.6%	17.4%
5th	37	16.2%	5.4%	16.2%	62.2%	21.6%
6th	60	10.0%	13.3%	36.7%	40.0%	23.3%
7th	55	14.6%	38.2%	23.6%	23.6%	52.7%
8th	43	11.6%	30.2%	34.9%	23.3%	41.9%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	41	7.3%	24.4%	26.8%	41.5%	31.7%
4th	46	4.3%	13.0%	23.9%	58.7%	17.4%
5th	37	5.4%	13.5%	16.2%	64.9%	18.9%
6th	63	3.2%	9.5%	30.2%	57.1%	12.7%
7th	55	20.0%	16.4%	25.4%	38.2%	36.4%
8th	43	25.6%	16.3%	27.9%	30.2%	41.9%