Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 40.5% |
| Met Standard | 18.7% |
| Below Standard | 40.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "59% proficient" for Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
40.5% of students exceeded standard while 18.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Mountain View Whisman district average of 41.4%. The 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 45.0% exceeded — 4.5 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 1.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 31.4% | 23.5% | 54.9% |
| 4th | 65 | 53.9% | 12.3% | 66.2% |
| 5th | 58 | 37.9% | 19.0% | 56.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 32.7% | 23.1% | 55.8% |
| 4th | 66 | 48.5% | 16.7% | 65.2% |
| 5th | 61 | 37.7% | 18.0% | 55.7% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 62.0