Lowell Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 1.3% |
| Met Standard | 6.9% |
| Below Standard | 91.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "8% proficient" for Lowell Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
1.3% of students exceeded standard while 6.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 19.7 points below the San Jose Unified district average of 20.9%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.0% exceeded — 8.7 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 10.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 36.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 38 | 0.0% | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| 4th | 35 | 2.9% | 8.6% | 11.4% |
| 5th | 41 | 2.4% | 17.1% | 19.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 42 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 4th | 35 | 0.0% | 11.4% | 11.4% |
| 5th | 47 | 2.1% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.4