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John Sinnott Elementary

Milpitas Unified Milpitas Santa Clara County 95035
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,634 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
724 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
26:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
21%
Teachers
28 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 11.1%
White 4.1%
Asian 73.1%
Black 0.4%
Other 11.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for John Sinnott Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard59.3%
Met Standard20.3%
Below Standard20.4%

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

% Exceeded Standard
59.3%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
79.6%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+6.0pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
3.6%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.7%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,634
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 95 56.8% 15.8% 10.5% 16.8% 72.6%
4th 109 63.3% 17.4% 9.2% 10.1% 80.7%
5th 111 62.2% 18.9% 7.2% 11.7% 81.1%
6th 92 46.7% 37.0% 12.0% 4.3% 83.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 95 57.9% 17.9% 13.7% 10.5% 75.8%
4th 111 62.2% 20.7% 9.0% 8.1% 82.9%
5th 111 65.8% 13.5% 9.9% 10.8% 79.3%
6th 93 59.1% 21.5% 12.9% 6.5% 80.7%