Mission San Jose Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 69.5% |
| Met Standard | 15.4% |
| Below Standard | 15.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "85% proficient" for Mission San Jose Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
69.5% of students exceeded standard while 15.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 48.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 23.7 points above the Fremont Unified district average of 45.8%. Compared to the 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 11.6 points higher (vs 57.9% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 3.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 69.6% | 14.3% | 83.9% |
| 4th | 83 | 72.3% | 16.9% | 89.2% |
| 5th | 82 | 62.2% | 18.3% | 80.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 67.9% | 17.9% | 85.7% |
| 4th | 84 | 75.0% | 13.1% | 88.1% |
| 5th | 83 | 69.9% | 12.1% | 81.9% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 70.2