English
Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 205 tested
- Advanced
- 17%
- Proficient
- 17%
- Below the standard
- 66%
34% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.
Public school · Franklin-McKinley Elementary · San Jose, California
San Jose · TK–6 · 185 students (2024–25)
The dots are California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests. How it’s built →
Weighted composite · 2025–26
A weighted mix of six measures.
Well below California in English (reading and writing) and math, grades 3–5, spring 2026: 34% and 30% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 46% and 42%.
From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).
This rating covers grades 3–5. G. W. Hellyer Elementary teaches TK–6: grade 6 results ↓
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G. W. Hellyer Elementary’s 2025–26 test results, released October 15, 2026, are on this page.
In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 17% of students tested in English scored Advanced, against 24% across California. Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.
Ask Franklin-McKinley Elementary which school serves your address. Evidence ↓
G. W. Hellyer Elementary scores higher than 37 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools: 37th percentile, Developing, spring 2026. Evidence ↓
In 2025–26, 19 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 20 in 100 at the average elementary school in the Franklin-McKinley Elementary district. 1.0% of students (5 of 506) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school. Evidence ↓
In spring 2026, 33% of low-income students in grades 3–6 at G. W. Hellyer Elementary in San Jose scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 36% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓
In the 2015–16 federal attendance-boundary survey, most of G. W. Hellyer Elementary's attendance area fell inside the attendance area of College Connection Academy. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education’s School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement; confirm your address with the district.
The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓
Academic achievement
Well below California in both subjects.
State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026
In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 34% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 30% in math, against 46% and 42% across California.
Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 205 tested
34% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.
Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 205 tested
30% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.
What each level means: California's level descriptions.
English
| Measure | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proficient or Advanced | 41% | 22% | 39% |
| Advanced | 25% | 11% | 14% |
| Proficient | 16% | 11% | 25% |
| Developing level | 16% | 27% | 21% |
| Minimal | 43% | 51% | 40% |
| Tested | 63 | 65 | 77 |
| California | 44% | 46% | 49% |
| Difference | −3 | −24 | −10 |
| Measure | Grade 6 |
|---|---|
| Proficient or Advanced | 46% |
| Advanced | 10% |
| Proficient | 36% |
| Developing level | 22% |
| Minimal | 32% |
| Tested | 79 |
| California | 48% |
| Difference | −2 |
California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Math
| Measure | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proficient or Advanced | 44% | 18% | 27% |
| Advanced | 25% | 5% | 18% |
| Proficient | 19% | 13% | 9% |
| Developing level | 23% | 36% | 25% |
| Minimal | 33% | 46% | 48% |
| Tested | 63 | 65 | 77 |
| California | 47% | 42% | 37% |
| Difference | −3 | −24 | −10 |
| Measure | Grade 6 |
|---|---|
| Proficient or Advanced | 36% |
| Advanced | 16% |
| Proficient | 20% |
| Developing level | 24% |
| Minimal | 40% |
| Tested | 80 |
| California | 37% |
| Difference | −1 |
California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).
A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.
New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →
Near California in both subjects. In grade 6, spring 2026, 46% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 36% in math, against 48% and 37% across California.
Grade 6 · spring 2026 · 79 tested
46% Proficient or Advanced in grade 6.
Grade 6 · spring 2026 · 80 tested
36% Proficient or Advanced in grade 6.
Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?
| Students | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English, grades 3–5 · This school | 17% | 17% | 22% | 44% | 205 |
| English, grades 3–5 · California | 24% | 22% | 21% | 33% | 1,208,894 |
| English, grades 3–5 · Franklin-McKinley Elementary | 17% | 19% | 20% | 44% | 2,419 |
| Math, grades 3–5 · This school | 16% | 14% | 27% | 43% | 205 |
| Math, grades 3–5 · California | 21% | 21% | 25% | 33% | 1,211,701 |
| Math, grades 3–5 · Franklin-McKinley Elementary | 17% | 20% | 23% | 40% | 2,432 |
| English, grade 6 · This school | 10% | 36% | 22% | 32% | 79 |
| English, grade 6 · California | 20% | 28% | 24% | 28% | 415,439 |
| English, grade 6 · Franklin-McKinley Elementary | 16% | 26% | 23% | 35% | 821 |
| Math, grade 6 · This school | 16% | 20% | 24% | 40% | 80 |
| Math, grade 6 · California | 21% | 16% | 25% | 38% | 415,904 |
| Math, grade 6 · Franklin-McKinley Elementary | 16% | 17% | 24% | 43% | 827 |
Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.
English and math results for the tested grades. These do not measure the experience in kindergarten or the early grades.
In grades 3–5, the share at the state’s top two levels in English was 34% in 2026. In math, it was 30% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.
| Year | This school | California |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34% 205 tested | 46% 1,208,894 tested |
| Year | This school | California |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30% 205 tested | 42% 1,211,701 tested |
What you can do
Franklin-McKinley Elementary’s board decides G. W. Hellyer’s plan.
The state hasn’t placed G. W. Hellyer in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source
The state is giving Franklin-McKinley Elementary extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for Hispanic or Latino students on two measures: English, and math; and for students with disabilities on two measures: English, and math. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.
Extra help for Franklin-McKinley Elementary: CDE’s assistance status files for the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. Source
Franklin-McKinley Elementary’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.
How to take part
California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.
Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.
If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.
Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.
California Education Code § 53008. Source
Life at school
19 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26.
State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26
That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 1.0% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school.
Context Close to the 20 in 100 at the average elementary school in the Franklin-McKinley Elementary district: a pattern across the district.
93 of 486 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.
1.0%
of students were suspended at least once (5 of 506). Average California elementary school 1.6%.
Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.
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Every learner
Hispanic or Latino students scored well below the same group across California in English.
Student groups, grades 3–6, spring 2026
27% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grades 3–6, spring 2026), against 37% for the same group across California. Every group’s math results are in the table below.
Proficient or Advanced, grades 3–6 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 15% to 60%; every value is in the table below.
56% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.
Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years
It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.
79%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 146 of 185. California: 63%.
15teachers, 2024–25
10 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25
7%in their first year, 2024–25
68%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22
Ask: What extra help is there in English for Hispanic or Latino students, and how does the school check that it works?
| Group and subject | Here | vs Franklin-McKinley Elementary | vs California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-income · 248 tested in English, 249 in math | |||
| English | 33% | +330% | −336% |
| Math | 28% | +127% | −230% |
| Hispanic or Latino · 188 tested | |||
| English | 27% | +522% | −1037% |
| Math | 21% | +318% | −930% |
| Asian · 67 tested in English, 68 in math | |||
| English | 63% | +1251% | −871% |
| Math | 60% | +951% | −1171% |
| English learners · 87 tested in English, 88 in math | |||
| English | 9% | +18% | −312% |
| Math | 15% | +312% | +114% |
Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Franklin-McKinley Elementary, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.
Students with disabilities, 47 tested: no rate for grades 3 and 4 in our records, and fewer than 30 tested in the grades with one. No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.
| Students, 2025–26 | Here |
|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 70% |
| Asian | 21% |
| Filipino | 5% |
| White | — |
| Black or African American | — |
| Two or more races | — |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | — |
| Pacific Islander | — |
| Not reported | — |
Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.
CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 68% of teaching positions, 10.4 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 15.4 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.
Next steps
Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map
Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
95th percentile · Strong · middle · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).
Ask Franklin-McKinley Elementary which school serves your address.
Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Franklin-McKinley Elementary.
Office (408) 363-5750725 Hellyer Ave, directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
The closest elementary schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.
| Factor | School | Index | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advancedaverage of English and math | 16% | 45 | 42% |
| Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math | 32% | 41 | 23% |
| 5th graders in 2026 against 3rd graders in 2024 (partly different children) | +72 scale-score pts | 43 | 20% |
| Chronically absent | 19 in 100 | 47 | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 1.0% (5 of 506) | 55 | 5% |
| English learners: top level | 13% | 44 | 5% |
Index is where the school's value sits among the California elementary schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2025–26. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. Growth is the change between the school's earlier and later grade-level groups, in scale-score points; it does not follow the same students.
| School year | Scope Score | Percentile | Rank | Comparison group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 30 | 37 | #3563 | California elementary schools · 5,726 schools · current formula |
| School year | Chronic absence | Suspension | Grade gap (points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 19 in 100 | 1.0% (5 of 506) | −10 |
Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.
English and math by test year · all tested grades
| Year · subject | Students with scores | Top level | Top two levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · English | 284 | 15% | 37% |
| 2026 · Math | 285 | 16% | 32% |
| 2025 · English | 42 | 10% | 33% |
| 2025 · Math | 42 | 2% | 24% |
| 2024 · English | 47 | 21% | 40% |
| 2024 · Math | 49 | 20% | 49% |
| 2023 · English | 46 | 9% | 22% |
| 2023 · Math | 46 | 7% | 28% |
| 2022 · English | 73 | 4% | 19% |
| 2022 · Math | 73 | 4% | 16% |
| 2019 · English | 75 | 9% | 23% |
| 2019 · Math | 75 | 12% | 31% |
| 2018 · English | 83 | 4% | 17% |
| 2018 · Math | 84 | 1% | 18% |
| 2017 · English | 110 | 6% | 18% |
| 2017 · Math | 110 | 6% | 25% |
Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
Earlier years · grade and subject
| Year · grade · subject | Students with scores | Met or exceeded |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Grade 3 · English | 42 | 33% |
| 2025 · Grade 3 · Math | 42 | 24% |
| 2024 · Grade 3 · English | 47 | 40% |
| 2024 · Grade 3 · Math | 49 | 49% |
| 2023 · Grade 3 · English | 46 | 22% |
| 2023 · Grade 3 · Math | 46 | 28% |
| 2022 · Grade 3 · English | 73 | 19% |
| 2022 · Grade 3 · Math | 73 | 16% |
| 2019 · Grade 3 · English | 75 | 23% |
| 2019 · Grade 3 · Math | 75 | 31% |
| 2018 · Grade 3 · English | 83 | 17% |
| 2018 · Grade 3 · Math | 84 | 18% |
| 2017 · Grade 3 · English | 110 | 18% |
| 2017 · Grade 3 · Math | 110 | 25% |
Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.
| Science (CAST) | Tested | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolwide | 77 | 8% | 19% | 52% | 21% |
CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Group · English | Tested | Proficient or Advanced | vs district | vs California |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low-income | 248 | 33% | +3 | −3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 188 | 27% | +5 | −10 |
| English learners | 87 | 9% | +1 | −3 |
CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.
| Year-over-year school rates |
|---|
| Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 30 in 100 → 2025–26 · 19 in 100 · −11 in 100 |
| Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.5% (3 of 204) → 2025–26 · 1.0% (5 of 506) · −0.5 percentage points |
| Group | 2018–19 | 2025–26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 6 in 100 | 20 in 100 | +14 in 100 |
| Male | 14 in 100 | 19 in 100 | +5 in 100 |
| Asian | 9 in 100 | 7 in 100 | −2 in 100 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 in 100 | 22 in 100 | +11 in 100 |
| Students with disabilities | 14 in 100 | 18 in 100 | +4 in 100 |
| English learners | 9 in 100 | 15 in 100 | +6 in 100 |
| Low-income | 10 in 100 | 21 in 100 | +11 in 100 |
| All students | 10 in 100 | 19 in 100 | +9 in 100 |
| Filipino | — | 23 in 100 | — |
Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 6,611 pupils
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records
CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 185
CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 185
CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator
| Group | Dollars | Share, to two decimals | Printed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instruction | $84,957,545 | 66.56% | 66% |
| Instruction support | $14,254,319 | 11.17% | 11% |
| Student services | $8,465,288 | 6.63% | 7% |
| Administration | $8,618,162 | 6.75% | 7% |
| Buildings & maintenance | $11,342,324 | 8.89% | 9% |
| Total | $127,637,638 | 100.00% | 100% |
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.
| Measure | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $101,435 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) | 24% |
| ZIP-area population | 57,202 |
| Median age | 37.8 years |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 95111 →
Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2025–26 results, compared across 5,726 elementary schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · Data updated October 15, 2026
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