Joseph Weller Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 40.1% |
| Met Standard | 25.2% |
| Below Standard | 34.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "65% proficient" for Joseph Weller Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
40.1% of students exceeded standard while 25.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.3 points below the Milpitas Unified district average of 42.4%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 44.5% 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 10.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 55 | 30.9% | 21.8% | 52.7% |
| 4th | 60 | 38.3% | 28.3% | 66.7% |
| 5th | 56 | 35.7% | 37.5% | 73.2% |
| 6th | 64 | 35.9% | 32.8% | 68.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 55 | 40.0% | 27.3% | 67.3% |
| 4th | 61 | 44.3% | 22.9% | 67.2% |
| 5th | 60 | 46.7% | 21.7% | 68.3% |
| 6th | 64 | 48.4% | 9.4% | 57.8% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 61.9