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Nelson S. Dilworth Elementary

Cupertino Union San Jose Santa Clara County 95129
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,142 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
602 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
25:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
13%
Teachers
24 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 3.6%
White 6.2%
Asian 80.9%
Black 0.3%
Other 9.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Nelson S. Dilworth Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard69.1%
Met Standard18.5%
Below Standard12.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "88% proficient" for Nelson S. Dilworth Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

69.1% of students exceeded standard while 18.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 48.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.1 points above the Cupertino Union district average of 58.0%. Compared to the 24 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 16.7 points higher (vs 52.4% 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 4.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 5.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
69.1%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
87.6%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+4.4pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
5.4%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.5%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,142
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 85 54.1% 25.9% 9.4% 10.6% 80.0%
4th 84 82.1% 9.5% 2.4% 6.0% 91.7%
5th 114 60.5% 28.9% 4.4% 6.1% 89.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 87 66.7% 18.4% 5.8% 9.2% 85.1%
4th 86 81.4% 13.9% 3.5% 1.2% 95.3%
5th 115 70.4% 13.9% 10.4% 5.2% 84.3%