Montague Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.9% |
| Met Standard | 22.9% |
| Below Standard | 59.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for Montague Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.9% of students exceeded standard while 22.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.1 points below the Santa Clara Unified district average of 32.0%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.1% exceeded — 5.2 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 5.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 34 | 23.5% | 17.6% | 41.2% |
| 4th | 36 | 19.4% | 33.3% | 52.8% |
| 5th | 37 | 16.2% | 24.3% | 40.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 38 | 18.4% | 18.4% | 36.8% |
| 4th | 36 | 19.4% | 27.8% | 47.2% |
| 5th | 38 | 10.5% | 15.8% | 26.3% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.2