How does Kathryn Hughes Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Santa Clara?

Kathryn Hughes Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 42.4/100, placing it at the 46th percentile statewide. 19% of students exceed standard, with a total of 486 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Kathryn Hughes Elementary?

19.2% of students at Kathryn Hughes Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 45.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Kathryn Hughes Elementary improving or declining?

Kathryn Hughes Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 20.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Kathryn Hughes Elementary?

15.7% of students at Kathryn Hughes Elementary 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.

Kathryn Hughes Elementary

Santa Clara Unified Santa Clara Santa Clara County 95054

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

486 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

293 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

47%

Teachers

16 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 41.6%

White 12.3%

Asian 18.1%

Black 3.8%

Other 24.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Kathryn Hughes Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	19.2%
Met Standard	25.9%
Below Standard	54.9%

Exceeded

19.2%

Met

25.9%

Below

54.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "45% proficient" for Kathryn Hughes Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

19.2% of students exceeded standard while 25.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.8 points below the Santa Clara Unified district average of 32.0%. The 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 26.9% exceeded — 7.7 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 20.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 15.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.