John Sinnott Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 59.3% |
| Met Standard | 20.3% |
| Below Standard | 20.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "80% proficient" for John Sinnott Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
59.3% of students exceeded standard while 20.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 38.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 16.9 points above the Milpitas Unified district average of 42.4%. Compared to the 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 23.0 points higher (vs 36.3% 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 6.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 3.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 95 | 56.8% | 15.8% | 72.6% |
| 4th | 109 | 63.3% | 17.4% | 80.7% |
| 5th | 111 | 62.2% | 18.9% | 81.1% |
| 6th | 92 | 46.7% | 37.0% | 83.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 95 | 57.9% | 17.9% | 75.8% |
| 4th | 111 | 62.2% | 20.7% | 82.9% |
| 5th | 111 | 65.8% | 13.5% | 79.3% |
| 6th | 93 | 59.1% | 21.5% | 80.7% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 57.7