Murdock-Portal Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 78.7% |
| Met Standard | 16.4% |
| Below Standard | 5.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "95% proficient" for Murdock-Portal Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
78.7% of students exceeded standard while 16.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 57.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 20.6 points above the Cupertino Union district average of 58.0%. Compared to the 28 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 29.7 points higher (vs 49.0% average). 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 1.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 1.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 93 | 69.9% | 22.6% | 92.5% |
| 4th | 85 | 72.9% | 20.0% | 92.9% |
| 5th | 84 | 78.6% | 19.1% | 97.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 93 | 82.8% | 14.0% | 96.8% |
| 4th | 85 | 82.3% | 12.9% | 95.3% |
| 5th | 84 | 85.7% | 9.5% | 95.2% |
Nearby schools
28 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 65.6