Pearl Zanker Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 37.8% |
| Met Standard | 24.3% |
| Below Standard | 37.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "62% proficient" for Pearl Zanker Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
37.8% of students exceeded standard while 24.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.6 points below the Milpitas Unified district average of 42.4%. Compared to the 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.2 points higher (vs 35.6% 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 13.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 40.7% | 25.6% | 66.3% |
| 4th | 86 | 46.5% | 19.8% | 66.3% |
| 5th | 68 | 45.6% | 11.8% | 57.4% |
| 6th | 74 | 25.7% | 40.5% | 66.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 34.9% | 37.2% | 72.1% |
| 4th | 88 | 43.2% | 21.6% | 64.8% |
| 5th | 68 | 38.2% | 16.2% | 54.4% |
| 6th | 74 | 27.0% | 21.6% | 48.6% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 55.7