Pomeroy Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 19.8% |
| Met Standard | 22.0% |
| Below Standard | 58.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "42% proficient" for Pomeroy Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
19.8% of students exceeded standard while 22.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.2 points below the Santa Clara Unified district average of 32.0%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 36.9% exceeded — 17.1 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 1.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 36 | 19.4% | 25.0% | 44.4% |
| 4th | 49 | 16.3% | 14.3% | 30.6% |
| 5th | 42 | 26.2% | 19.1% | 45.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 37 | 24.3% | 29.7% | 54.0% |
| 4th | 52 | 9.6% | 17.3% | 26.9% |
| 5th | 47 | 23.4% | 27.7% | 51.1% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 57.0